Ok Tae -hoon wins the life beasts at the 68th KPGA Championship
Ok Tae -hoon won the 68th KPGA Championship, which ended on the 22nd. Photo kpga
The thrilled shot Eagle, the lucky chip, and the four consecutive Buddy march… . Ok Tae -hoon (27) proved the qualification of the winner as his skills, and for the first time in his life, he tasted the summit of the Korean professional golf (KPGA) tour.
Ok Tae -hoon won the 20 -under pars by reducing nine strokes by driving one eagle and seven birdies in the final round of the 68th KPGA Championships, which ended at the Yangsan A -One Golf Course (par 71, 7142 yards) in Gyeongnam. In the third round, he was two strokes to the Canadian Korean Credit District (34), but he won the winning prize of 320 million won and the KPGA Tour five -year seed with flawless play on the last day.
Ok Tae -hoon, who made his debut in 2018, rarely reached the top of the KPGA Tour. Although he won the Asian Tour International Series Korea in Jeju Island in August 2022, he did not cross the last threshold on the domestic stage. Whenever the championship came, the shaking putt always caught the ankle.
Ok Tae -hoon, who felt the limit, focused only on putting complementary throughout the last winter training. Stable weight moving did not collapse. The effect appeared immediately. He was runner -up at the opening of the April Opening DB Insurance Promi Open in April, and has since recorded four top five in seven competitions. This is why Ok Tae -hoon’s evaluation is “now only the championship is left.”
Ok Tae -hoon, who took the lead in the first round of the tournament and slowed in the second round, reduced three strokes in the third round and pressed the 13 under pars with two strokes. And the first round of the final round (par 5). Ok Tae -hoon’s approach was sucked into the cup while the 70 yards were left. Carrie turned over the pin, but a strong backspin was eaten and the shot eagle was completed.
Ok Tae -hoon, who reduced the gap with the credit -gu in this hall, scored a 15 under par co -lead in the 6th hole (par 3). Starting with par 4 7, he took four consecutive birdies to the 8th hole (par 4) and par 5 9.
Afterwards, Ok Tae -hoon, who maintained his at -bat as a golf, added a decisive birdie in the 13th hole of par 5. The 14 -meter -distance approach calmly attached to the side of the pin to reduce one stroke, and the 16 under pars and Kim Min -kyu (24) were spaced three strokes. Subsequently, he made 20 under par with the 14th hole (par 4) birdie, and confirmed the championship by blocking all the remaining holes. The runner -up of the tournament went back to Kim Min -gyu, who recorded 17 under par, and the creditors who failed to reduce their bats in the second half swallowed the 16 under par.
Ok Tae -hoon won the 68th KPGA Championship, which ended on the 22nd. Photo kpga
Ok Tae -hoon, who enjoyed the joy of winning the beasts in the oldest golf tournament in Korea, said, “In the third hole, I had a 62m left to pin, so I attacked 70m in consideration of the backspin.
“I had a good feeling this season, but I slipped every last time. So today I decided to play calmly,” he said. “It’s the first KPGA Tour that I’ve been waiting for for a long time. I will be a player who can play as much as many competitions.”
