Jeon Garam 6 Under Par... '3rd Career Win in 5 Years'

3-Stroke Victory at Major KPGA Championship
First Title in 5 Years Since May 2019 Huons
Baesangmun, Kim Hongtaek, and Lee Daehan Tie for 2nd Place

Jeon Garam has risen to become the ‘Major King’.

Jeon Garam is reading the line on the green at the 8th hole during the 4th round of the 67th KPGA Championship.
[Photo by KPGA]

On the 9th, at the A-One Country Club in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam (Par 71, 7,142 yards), Jeon Garam staged a comeback victory by shooting 6-under par in the 4th round of the 67th KPGA Championship, a major tournament on the Korean Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour with a total prize money of 160 million won, finishing at 16-under par 268. This marks his first victory in five years since the Huons Elabie Celebrity Pro-Am in May 2019. It is his third career win, with a winner’s prize of 320 million won. He rose to 2nd place in the prize money rankings with 377,816,503 won.

Jeon Garam started the final round one stroke behind in 2nd place and showcased perfect play by making six birdies without a single bogey. He took control of the leaderboard with three consecutive birdies from holes 8 to 10, then pulled away from his competitors with back-to-back birdies on holes 13 and 14. He maintained par for the next three holes and secured a three-stroke victory with a birdie on the final 18th hole (par 4).

Jeon Garam first won his career title at the DB Insurance Promy Open in April 2018. His unique background of having worked as a caddie at Daeyu Montvert Golf Club, where the tournament was held, attracted attention. Although he earned full KPGA membership as a high school senior, his family faced financial difficulties when his father’s business declined, leading him to work briefly as a caddie supporting regular golfers. He then enlisted in the military in 2020, completed his service in 2022, and returned to the field in 2023. Before this tournament this year, he had competed in five events and demonstrated consistent performance by finishing in the top 10 twice.

Baek Sang-moon, who has two PGA Tour wins, lived up to his reputation by shooting 5-under par to finish tied for 2nd place (14-under par 270). Kim Hong-taek, the champion of this year’s 43rd GS Caltex Maekyung Open, and Lee Dae-han also joined this group. Lee Gyu-min, who was the leader the previous day, exchanged two birdies for two bogeys and dropped to a tie for 5th place (12-under par 272). Ok Tae-hoon, Kim Han-byul, and Lee Tae-hoon (Canada) tied for 7th place (11-under par 273), while Ham Jung-woo, Lee Seung-taek, and Hwang Do-yeon finished tied for 10th place (10-under par 274).

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