Grand Prize Winner Ham Jeong-woo: "I Will Row When the Water Comes In"

Korean Tour Genesis Award Winner
One-Year PGA Tour Q-School and European Tour Card
"Will Also Challenge Asian Tour and LIV Golf"

"I will row the boat while the water is flowing."

This is the bold ambition of Ham Jeong-woo, the winner of the Genesis Award for the 2023 season of the Korean Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Korean Tour. On the 12th, at the Valley and Seowon Courses (Par 71, 7,000 yards) of Seowon Valley Country Club in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, he finished tied for 4th place in the final tournament of the 2023 season, the LG Signature Players Championship (total prize money 1.3 billion KRW), securing the top spot in Genesis Points (6,062 points). He boasted consistency by entering the ‘Top 10’ eleven times, including one victory this year.

Ham Jung-woo is cheering after making a birdie on the 1st hole of the 4th round at the LG SIGNATURE Players Championship.
[Photo by KPGA]

By winning the Genesis Award, Ham Jeong-woo secured special privileges including a bonus prize of 100 million KRW, a Genesis vehicle, a 5-year Korean Tour card, direct qualification to the final stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying (Q) School, and a 1-year DP World Tour card. He said, "I am really happy to receive the award that can only be earned through consistent performance throughout the season," adding, "After getting married and having a daughter, my performance was not good, and my wife had a hard time, so I am relieved to have eased her burden."

Ham Jeong-woo plans to actively pursue overseas opportunities. He introduced his schedule for the next season, saying, "I will experience foreign tours until the first half of next year," and "I will participate in the final stage of the PGA Tour Q School and the DP World Tour." He continued, "The PGA Tour has been my dream since I was young. The European Tour involves long travel distances and many difficulties, but since I have the opportunity, I will analyze well and take on the challenge," adding, "To survive abroad, adaptability is more important than technical skills. I will also participate in the Asian Tour and LIV Golf promotional events."

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