The world's first 10 consecutive birdie records..Tour Pro Kim Se-jin Wins 10th Dream Field Tour Championship
Sep 03, 2024
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The birdie show, which started at the last hole in the first half, continued until the end of the 9th hole in the second half, completing the world's first milestone of '10 consecutive birdies'.
On the 2nd, when the 10th Dream Field Tour was held, it took place at Gunsan Country Club Gimje and Jeongeup Course (par 70). According to the progress of the KPGA-turned-play committee members, the pin position and course setting of the KPGA Challenge Tour held in the morning on the same course were applied, so it is a perfect record without difficulty or issues.
The main character of the topic is Kim Se-jin, a 19-year-old golf major at Yongin University, who is currently active in the Challenge Tour. Starting at the 10th hole, he seemed to be collapsing with three consecutive bogeys at the 15th and 17th holes.
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A sharp iron shot shone from the first hole of the second half. He continued his relentless birdie march by attaching the ball to the holes of 2.5m to 2m to 1m to 3m to 2m. After overcoming the first crisis by successfully making a 6-meter mid-range birdie putt on the 6th hole, he dropped a 2-meter birdie putt on the 7th hole and a 30-centimeter birdie putt on the 8th hole, raising expectations for the birth of a milestone.
The last crisis came on the fateful ninth hole. The ball stopped at a distance of 9m as the second shot passed the hole. Hookbreak's downhill putt is not easy. After carefully examining the putting line, he took a deep breath and made a confident putt, and the white ball rolled along the line that he had drawn in his head and landed in the center of the cup.
Kim Se-jin's '10 consecutive birdie' is a milestone that cannot be found even in the world's best tours, the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour.
On the PGA Tour, Mark Calcavecchia recorded nine consecutive birdies at the RBC Canadian Open in 2009, and Yang Hee-young (2018) and Beth Daniel (1999) made nine consecutive birdies on the LPGA Tour. In the KPGA Tour and KLPGA Tour records, five players including Nam Young-woo (2005), Bae Sang-moon (2009), Cho Yoon-ji (2012), Kim Nam-hoon (2013), and Ko Jin-young (2017) hold the tie record with birdies in eight consecutive holes.
Kim Se-jin said, `When I made a birdie putt on the last hole, it was really thrilling"I thought it would be a meaningful record, but honestly, I didn't know the record of most consecutive holes.", he confessed.
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Sung Joon-min, who was seeking his second consecutive victory in the tournament, and Park Do-hyung, Han Jae-min, Lee Joo-hyun, and Oh Jeong-yeon (5-under 65), who were seeking to win the Dream Field Tour's first trophy with 8-under 62 along with the milestone, tied for second place. In the amateur category, Ahn Seung-woo won with a 2-over 72, while Lim Jae-min and Ji Su-mi ranked second and third, respectively.
Dreamfield Tour is hosted by Leanne Brothers and sponsored by Gunsan Country Club. Players who want to participate can apply after signing up for membership in Naver Band 'Dream Field Tour'. The 11th competition will be held on the 20th at the Gunsan Country Club Gimje and Jeongeup courses.
◇Record of consecutive birdies by tour
▲PGA Tour (9): Mark Calcavecchia (2009). RBC Canadian Open), Kevin Chapel (2019). Military Tribute)
▲LPGA Tour (9): Beth Daniel (1999). Philips Invitational, Yang Hee-young (2018. KEB Hana Bank Championship)
▲KPGA Tour (8): Nam Young-woo (2005). Vivaldi Park Open), Bae Sang-moon (2009. Johnny Walker Blue Label Open) Kim Nam-hoon (2013). SK Telecom Open)
▲KLPGA Tour (8): Cho Yoon-ji (2012. E1 Charity Open) and Ko Jin-young (2017. Jeju Samdasoo Masters)
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