Im Jin-hee's "Comeback Victory by 4 Strokes"..."Cheers for 3rd Win of the Season"

Sangsangin·Korea Economic TV Open Round 4 7-Under Par
5th Career Win... Winner's Prize 216 Million KRW
Im Hee-jung 2nd, Lee So-mi 3rd, Lee Ye-won 4th

Im Jin-hee's come-from-behind victory.

On the 22nd, at the Lakewood Country Club in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 6606 yards), Im Jin-hee shot a 7-under-par round in the final round of the KLPGA Tour SangSangin·Korea Economic TV Open (total prize money 1.2 billion KRW) to claim a one-stroke victory (13-under-par 275). This marks her third win of the season following the NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship in May and the Jeju Samdasoo Masters in August, her fifth career win, and a winner's prize of 216 million KRW.

Im Jin-hee is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 4th round of the SangSangin·Korea Economic TV Open.
[Photo by KLPGA]

Starting from a tie for 5th place, 4 strokes behind, Im Jin-hee collected 7 birdies without a single bogey. She got off to a good start with a birdie on the 1st hole (par 4) and consecutive birdies on the 4th and 5th holes. After making back-to-back birdies on the 11th and 12th holes to enter the title race, she added three more birdies on the 15th and 18th holes, ultimately taking the top spot on the leaderboard.

Im Hee-jeong, who was the leader the previous day, finished with a 2-under-par round and slipped to 2nd place (12-under-par 276). Lee So-mi finished 3rd (11-under-par 277). Lee Ye-won, who leads in both prize money and the Player of the Year standings, improved by 4 strokes to jump to a tie for 4th place (10-under-par 278). Ji Han-sol also tied for 4th, while Kim Su-ji and Park Hyun-kyung performed well, tying for 8th place (7-under-par 281). Rookie leader Kim Min-byeol tied for 11th (6-under-par 282), and Hwang Yu-min tied for 24th (2-under-par 286).

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