Jaehee Kim is preparing her tee shot in the 4th round of the Hana Financial Group Singapore Women’s Open held at Tanah Merah CC in Singapore on the 10th./KLPGA
“Today is 0310 (March 10th). It’s my twenty-third birthday. “It’s the best birthday present.”
Jaehee Kim achieved her first win in four years since her Korean Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour debut in the 91st tournament she participated in on her birthday. The final 4th round of the Hana Financial Group Singapore Women’s Open (total prize money of 1.1 million Singapore dollars), the opening match of the 2024 season of the KLPGA Tour, held at the Tampines Course (par 72) at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore on the 10th. Kim Jae-hee, who was tied for 2nd place by 3 strokes behind the leader until the 3rd round, made 6 birdies without a bogey, reduced 6 strokes, and recorded a total of 17 under par 271 strokes, beating 2nd place Bang Shin-sil (20) by 1 stroke and coming from behind to win. occupied. Oh Soo-min, who had become a teenage sensation by taking the lead by three strokes in the third round the day before, only lost one stroke and fell to third place. Oh Soo-min (15 years, 5 months, 23 days), born on September 16, 2008, would have been named the fourth youngest winner in KLPGA Tour history if she had won that day. Oh Soo-min, a member of the amateur national team, attracted attention at this tournament for his long shots of around 270 yards and his unstoppable play.
Jaehee Kim is the third player to win a KLPGA tour tournament on her birthday. Se-ri Pak won the Cheil Industries Rose Women’s Open on September 28, 1997, her 20th birthday, and Ye-jin Kim (born August 28, 1995) held the championship trophy at the High1 Resort Women’s Open in 2016.
Jaehee Kim won three times in the Dream Tour, the second division tour of the KLPGA in 2020, became the top prize money winner, and entered the regular tour in 2021. Kim Jae-hee, who was expected to be a super rookie, only ranked in the top 10 three times in his first year of debut, and only once in the top 10 in 2022. However, last year, they showed their potential by taking second place twice and then lifted the championship trophy in the season opener. Kim Jae-hee said, “I wasn’t nervous because I had experience as a runner-up,” and added, “I prepared a lot ahead of this season, such as changing my swing coach and changing my putting grip to a reverse grip (holding my left hand down).”
On this day, Kim Jae-hee showed incredible concentration between the two long hitters Bang Shin-sil and Oh Soo-min, who hit driver shots around 270 yards. Kim Jae-hee said, “I told my parents I was worried ahead of the fourth round, and they said, ‘I have no choice but to accept it.’ I played with the mindset that I would only focus on my shots.”
Jaehee Kim caught a birdie in the 4th hole (par 3) with a precise tee shot that almost turned into a hole-in-one, and three consecutive birdies in the 5th hole (par 5) and the 6th hole (par 3). She added her birdie on the 9th hole (par 4), and Jaehee Kim had consecutive birdies on the 13th (par 4) and 14th hole (par 3) to take the sole lead. Kim Jae-hee, who did well to keep her par in the remaining holes, shook off the pursuit of her Bang Shin-sil and Oh Soo-min and rose to the top. Bang Shin-sil missed a birdie putt on the 17th hole (par 4) and was unable to reduce the number of strokes on the par 5 18th hole.
2024-03-10 08:06:00
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