'Daese' Lee Yewon 'Also Sweeps the Event Championship'

5-Under Par Victory by 1 Stroke at WEMIX Championship
Receives 250,000 WEMIX Cryptocurrency (Approx. 600 Million KRW)
No Seung-hee 2nd Place, Im Jin-hee and Sung Yoo-jin Tied for 3rd

"Domestic No. 1" Lee Ye-won won the "King of Kings" tournament.

On the 19th, she shot a 5-under-par 67 at the Final A of the WEMIX Championship (total prize money 1 million WEMIX), a Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour event held at Busan Gijang-gun Haeundae Beach Golf & Resort (par 72), securing victory by one stroke. Instead of prize money, Lee Ye-won received 250,000 WEMIX cryptocurrency (approximately 600 million KRW). The day before, she advanced to Final A by defeating Han Jin-seon by two holes in match play.

Lee Ye-won is teeing off on the 1st hole on the final day of the WEMIX Championship.
[Photo by WEMIX]

Right after winning, Lee Ye-won said in an interview, "My friend (Yoo) Seo-yeon served as my caddie for two days. Our teamwork was perfect, leading to a great result in the tournament." She added, "I want to improve on what was lacking this year and aim for a perfect score of 100 next year." This year, she achieved three wins including one major, topping the rankings in prize money, Player of the Year, and scoring average.

No Seung-hee finished as runner-up with a 4-under-par 68. Her prize was 120,000 WEMIX (approximately 300 million KRW). Multiple winners Im Jin-hee, "Match Queen" Sung Yoo-jin, and Lee So-mi tied for third place (3-under-par 69), Bang Shin-sil, Kim Su-ji, and Hong Jeong-min tied for sixth place (2-under-par 70), and Lee Ga-young and Jung Yoon-ji tied for ninth place (1-under-par 71). This tournament featured the top 24 players in WEMIX points competing over two days to determine the champion.

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