Jung-min Hong (21) advances to the semifinals at the Doosan Match Play Championship of the Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour, challenging for the first time in history to win two consecutive championships.
Hong Jung-min won both the round of 16 and the quarterfinals of the tournament held at Ladena Golf Club (par 72) in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do on the 20th.
In the round of 16 match held this morning, Hong Jeong-min, who won against Ji Han-sol by 4 holes with 2 holes to spare, won by 3 holes with 2 holes left in the match against Ahn Seon-joo in the quarterfinals.
Defending champion Jung-Min Hong is aiming for the first two consecutive wins in the Doosan Match Play Championship.
Hong Jung-min said, “I was ahead from the beginning, but I couldn’t let go of the tension until the end because I didn’t know when the player would come up.” “I will do my best to win.”
Regarding the first two consecutive losses in the tournament, he promised, “I am greedy for title defense, but I do not feel that close because I have to face up against players who are on the rise.
Seong Yu-jin (23), who defeated Lim Hee-jeong (23) by one hole in the round of 16, advanced to the semifinals with a 6-hole victory over Yoo Seo-yeon 2 (20) in the quarterfinals with five holes remaining.
Seong Yu-jin said, “I was going to start the quarterfinals, but my hands and feet were shaking because it was hard. I was worried about whether I could do well today, but it was good, and I was able to finish happily because Seo-yeon Yoo, who I played with, has good manners and is bright.” . It is not something I can do just because I am greedy, so I will empty my mind and focus on my play.”
Hong Jung-min will face off in the semi-finals against Seong Yu-jin, who is recording 5 consecutive victories from the group stage to the quarter-finals 메이저놀이터.
Park Hyun-kyung ( 23) defeated Noh Seung-hee (22) by 2 holes with 1 hole left, and advanced to the semifinals to challenge for the championship
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-kyung and Na Hee-won face off in the semifinals to advance to the finals.