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Kim Sei-young's fierce finishing power.

Kim Se-young

On the 25th, at the Siam Country Club Old Course (par 72, 6,576 yards) near Chonburi, Pattaya, Thailand, Kim Sei-young surged with a 7-under-par in the final 4th round of the LPGA Tour Honda Thailand (total prize money $1.7 million) to finish tied for 3rd place (18-under-par 270 strokes). This marks her return to the 'Top 3' for the first time in four months since tying for 3rd at the Arkansas Championship last October.

Starting from a tie for 6th place, 5 strokes behind, Kim Sei-young collected 8 birdies and 1 bogey. After three consecutive birdies on holes 1 to 3, she briefly paused with a bogey on the 4th hole (par 3), then chased the leader with back-to-back birdies on holes 7 and 8. In the back nine, she added three more birdies on holes 10, 15, and 18, but there were not enough holes left to catch up. Her precise shots, missing the fairway and green only twice, stood out. However, her 29 putts during the round were slightly disappointing.

Kim Sei-young debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2015 and is a strong player with a total of 12 wins, including one major championship. However, she had not reached the top for 3 years and 3 months since winning the Pelican Championship in November 2020. Due to poor performance until last year, her world ranking dropped to 60th. She underwent training near Bangkok, Thailand, with swing coach Lee Kyung-hoon, and showed clear signs of recovery following a tie for 13th at last month's LPGA Drive On Championship.

Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand) shot 5-under-par to secure a one-stroke victory (21-under-par 267 strokes). This is her second career win, three years after winning the major ANA Inspiration in April 2021, with a winner's prize of $255,000 (approximately 340 million KRW). She achieved back-to-back wins for two consecutive weeks following last week's Ladies European Tour (LET) Aramco Ladies International (total prize money $5 million). Tavatanakit debuted in 2020 and was named Rookie of the Year the following year. She is also notable for being sponsored by the Korean company Hana Financial Group.

Albany Valenzuela (Switzerland) claimed second place (20-under-par 268 strokes) with a daily best 9-under-par round. This is her personal best since debuting in 2020. From Korea, Choi Hye-jin tied for 3rd, Kim Hyo-joo tied for 5th (17-under-par 271 strokes), and Yoo Hae-ran tied for 9th (15-under-par 273 strokes). Shin Ji-eun finished tied for 18th (12-under-par 276 strokes), Ko Jin-young and Lee Mi-hyang tied for 20th (11-under-par 277 strokes), and Yang Hee-young ended the tournament tied for 23rd (10-under-par 278 strokes).

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