`Although I couldn't sleep at all,' said Ko Ji-woo, `The support of Chairman Samchully and the staff helped me greatly.'
Jul 14, 2024
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In the final fourth round of the High1 Resort Women's Open 2024 held at High1 Country Club (par 72) in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do on the 14th, Ko Ji-woo cut three shots with three birdies without a bogey and recorded 69 strokes, winning the title by two strokes with a total of 19-under 269. The prize money is 180 million won. While making 20 birdies throughout the tournament, there was only one bogey.
It was his first win of the season and his second career win since last year.
This is the first time I have won the championship group. Joining the first part of the 2022 tour, he played in the championship group on the final day of the Daeyuwinia MBN Women's Open that year and the 2023 PLK Pacific Rings Korea Championship, but failed to win the championship.
Ko Ji-woo, who won his first championship at Birch Hill CC in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, where the McCall and Mona Yongpyeong Open were held in July last year, continued his relationship with the Gangwon-do tournament by recording his second career win at a mountainous golf course in Gangwon-do.
Ko Ji-woo, who tied for second place by one stroke with six birdies in the second round, once said of the mountainous tournament course, `I think I'm better at shooting from the slope.'
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However, while Lee Chae-eun made her first bogey at the 15th hole (par 5), Ko Ji-woo made a birdie in the same hole to seal the net. Ko Ji-woo, who entered the final hole with a two-shot lead, enjoyed the joy of winning after finishing with a par with a stable shot until the end.
Ko Ji-woo, who participated in the broadcast interview in tears, said "I was so nervous yesterday that I couldn't even sleep. I came out all night long. I played with nervousness until the last hole while doing mind control to enjoy it as usual, but I was able to win the championship by holding on until the end"Overall, I was in good condition, and I didn't make a big mistake. The tee shot is good too, and both Iron and putting have been confident all week. Chairman Lee Man-deuk and employees (70 employees) who came all the way to the site helped me a lot, he explained the secret.
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Jeon Ye-sung, who started the final round with a one-shot difference and challenged for his second win in two years, recorded 70 strokes with two birdies without a bogey, finishing the tournament in second place with a 17-under 271 overall. Lee Chae-eun, who also cut two strokes, tied for third with Yoon Na-na, who cut five strokes with five birdies in the second half alone, and Lee Dong-eun, who was the leader in the first and second rounds, ranked fifth with 14 under par.
Yoon Na-na, who returned this season after disciplinary action, entered the top 10 seven times with her power of three runners-up, including two extra games in 14 tournaments, signaling that her victory is imminent.
Han Jin-sun, who tried to win three consecutive tournaments, had to be satisfied with entering the top 10 with a final total of 12-under 7th. Kim Su-ji's Bang Shin-sil Ji Hansol finished the competition tied for 8th at 11-under each.
Photo provided = KLPGA
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