Kim Minseon7 Clinches 54-Hole Bogey-Free Victory... "Aiming for Five Wins This Year"

Wire-to-wire Victory for Kim Minseon7 at Nexen Saint Nine Masters

Jeon Ye-seong Finishes Second; Kim Min-sol and Kim Min-byeol Share Third Place

Choi Eun-woo Takes Seventh; Bang Shin-sil and Park Hyun-kyung Tie for 12th

Minseon Kim 7 achieved a wire-to-wire victory.

On April 19, at Kaya Country Club (par 72, 6,902 yards) in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, she played the final third round of the Nexen Saint Nine Masters, the fourth event of this season's Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, which had a total prize fund of 1 billion won. She made three birdies without a single bogey. Shooting a 3-under-par 69 on the day, Minseon Kim 7 clinched a one-stroke victory with a total score of 16-under-par 200.

This marks Minseon Kim 7's second career victory, following the Deokshin EPC Championship in April last year, and she received a winner’s prize of 180 million won. She maintained the lead for all three days and added significance to her win by completing 54 holes over three rounds without a bogey. In her first event of this season, the The Siena Open 2026, she finished tied for 18th place, and in the second event, the iM Financial Open 2026, she finished tied for 6th. With her win in the third event, she continued her upward momentum.

Minseon Kim is smiling while holding the trophy right after winning the Nexen Saint Nine Masters. Photo by KLPGA

Minseon Kim 7 began the final round with a one-shot lead and battled fiercely for first place. She failed to make a birdie by the 4th hole (par 4), allowing Minbyeol Kim and Yesung Jeon to catch up and share the lead. However, she retook the lead by making consecutive birdies on the 5th hole (par 4) and the 6th hole (par 3). On the 5th hole, she landed an accurate iron shot 1.83 meters from the hole and calmly sank the birdie putt. On the 6th hole (par 3), she placed her tee shot 1.92 meters from the hole and converted another birdie.

Even at the final 18th hole (par 4), Minseon Kim 7 did not falter. Yesung Jeon, trailing by one shot, attempted an aggressive birdie putt from 5.76 meters in an effort to tie, but the ball stopped just 0.27 meters short of the hole. After a sigh of relief, Minseon Kim 7 calmly secured par and savored the joy of victory. She said, "This year, I want to gradually improve my shortcomings and achieve good results," adding, "My goal is to reach five wins."

Yesung Jeon lowered her score by three strokes and fought hard but settled for runner-up with a score of 15-under-par 201. Last week’s iM Financial Open winner, "super rookie" Minsol Kim, tied for third at 13-under-par 203 with Yunji Jung, Minju Kim, and Minbyeol Kim. Eunwoo Choi, who won this tournament in both 2023 and 2024, finished tied for seventh at 12-under-par 204. Defending champion Shinsil Bang tied for 12th place at 10-under-par 206 with Hyunkyung Park.

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