"'I've been steadily making up for my shortcomings, and in the end..." Bae So-hyun, who won his third victory of the season in 15 days at the KG Open
Sep 01, 2024
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Bae So-hyun (31) started her 30th birthday party. Bae So-hyun, who harvested her first and second wins this season, achieved three wins with a dramatic come-from-behind victory in two weeks.
Bae So-hyun cut five shots with six birdies and one bogey in the third round of the KG Ladies Open at Sunning Point Country Club (par 72) in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do on the 1st, recording a total of 14-under 202 and tying with Park Bo-gyeom, before winning his third career trophy after three extra innings.
Bae So-hyun, who won her first career victory at the E1 Charity Open in May, secured 144 million won in prize money for her third win of the season following her second win at The Heaven Mastaz just two weeks ago.
He recorded his third win of the season for the fourth time this season after Park Hyun-kyung, Lee Ye-won and Park Ji-young.
Bae So-hyun, who started the final round tied for fifth place, three strokes behind the second-round leader Park Bo-gyeom, began the chase by reducing three strokes with four birdies and one bogey in the first half alone. In the second half, Bae So-hyun, who tied for the lead with birdies in consecutive holes 13 (par 4) and 14 (par 5), finished the round first with Park Bo-gyeom.
Park Bo-gyeom had a 1.5m birdie putt opportunity on the 18th hole (par 5), but went into extra time as he turned around the hole.
Bae So-hyun made a 9m long birdie putt and led the game to the second overtime in the first overtime at the 18th hole. Bae So-hyun and Park Bo-hyun also birdied side by side in the second overtime, leading to the third overtime.
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Bae So-hyun showed his strong heart to win in extra time once again in two weeks following the third extra time victory at The Heaven Masters.
Bae So-hyun, who won the championship, said in an interview with a broadcasting station, `I'm embarrassed. I didn't expect to win because I was three shots away from the first place. In fact, it was a pleasure to come to the extension, but since I came here, I thought I should finish it well and win the championship, so I focused. I'm glad that I won after three more extensions once again. He calmly expressed his feelings. As for the secret of being strong in 'Clutch Putter', he tried to adapt to the green speed in the first and second rounds. In the first half of the year, he struggled in the absence of green speed. I tried to overcome it and I'm glad that the result came out." He explained that it was the fruit of his efforts.
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Kim Sae-romi and Lee Je-young, who competed for the championship, failed to join the overtime by one stroke and tied for third place with a total of 13-under 203. Park Ji-young, who saved five pars on the last day, tied for fifth with Bang Shin-sil with a 12-under 204. Lee Ye-won, a three-time winner of another season, finished tied for seventh with Kim Min-ju, Lim Jin-young and Lee So-young at 11-under 205.
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