Hwang Jae-min, KPGA QT chief Kim Min-whee, who played PGA, passed the last train
Hwang Jae-min, KPGA QT chief Kim Min-whee, who played PGA, passed the last train
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Hwang Jae-min won first place in the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour Qualifying Tournament (QT) and will play in the KPGA Tour next year as well.
Hwang Jae-min won the tournament with a score of 7-under 65 in the final round held on the 15th at the Gunsan Country Club Tournament Course (par 72) in Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do, with a total score of 16-under 272 for the four rounds.
Jae-min Hwang, who has been playing on the KPGA Tour since 2011, is now in 89th place in the Genesis Point Rankings this year and is now in a position to play QT.
The KPGA Tour guarantees seeding for the following year only to players ranked in the top 70 of the Genesis Point Rankings.
However, Hwang Jae-min took the lead with an 8-under 64 in the first round, and after remaining in the top ranks for four days, he easily earned next year's seed.
Hwang Jae-min said, "Coach Lee Jung-woo, who I am learning from, came down to Gunsan and it was a great help. I received a lot of support from people around me, including my family." He continued, "I had good 스포츠토토사이트 performance overall, including my shots. It was the best I've had during this tournament. I'm really happy that I can play on the tour next year. Next season, I definitely want to win not only my first tour win, but also my third win of the season."
Jung Yoo-jun came in second, two strokes behind, while Moon Ji-won and Jo Rak-hyun, a Korean-American, were seeded tied for third place (13-under 275).
Kim Ki-hwan, who received the Deokchun Award for the highest scoring average on the KPGA Tour in 2012 and 2015, tied for 5th place (11-under par, 277 strokes) and will return to the KPGA Tour.
Lee Ji-hoon, who won the 2017 Jeju Open and the 2020 Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open, also finished QT in 21st place (6 under par 282 strokes) and will once again compete in the KPGA Tour.
Kim Min-whee, who won the 2012 Shinhan Donghae Open and the 2018 Descente Korea Munsingwear Match Play and was active on the US PGA Tour, tied for 33rd place (2 under par, 286 strokes).
Kim Min-whee barely earned a KPGA Tour seed for next year, which is given to the top 40 finishers in QT.