Lee Tae-hee, who has earned 3 billion won in prize money from his 20 years on the tour, is proud of his competitiveness
Jan 14, 2025
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Lee Tae-hee (41.OK Savings Bank) marks the 20th anniversary of her tour debut in the 2025 season.
Lee Tae-hee said, `It feels like only yesterday that I debuted on the tour as a rookie, but I feel new.' `I'm proud that I've been proven to be competitive for a long time.'
Lee joined the KPGA Tour in August 2004. He entered the KPGA tour in 2006 and made his official debut through the SK Telecom Open in May. Last season's final round 'KPGA Tour Championship' was played in 260 competitions. Since its debut season, it has been successful in securing the KPGA Tour seed every season so far, and the total amount of prize money earned from the KPGA Tour is KRW 2,989,108,891.
He has won four times in total. In 2015, he won his first victory in the 'Nefs Heritage" with emotion. He also tied for first place in the TOP10 finish (5 times) that year and had his best season, winning his first career 'KPGA Grand Prize'.
Including the 2018 'Genesis Championship', he also lifted the trophy in 2019 '38th GS Caltex Maekyung Open' and 2020 '39th GS Caltex Maekyung Open'. Lee Tae-hee, who won the "2019 GS Caltex Maekyung Open" in succession in 2019 and 2020, also made a history of winning two consecutive games for the first time in the history of the tournament.
"I think 2015 is the most memorable season when I won my first tour victory and won the 'KPGA Grand Prize'," Lee said. "After that, it took about three years to build two wins in the 'Genesis Championship', and in the meantime, I really struggled. It was a difficult time both technically and mentally, but I was able to overcome it thanks to my wife and parents."
The news of Lee Tae-hee's victory has not been reported since the '39th GS Caltex Maekyung Open' in 2020. However, he has continued his steady performance and is showing off the talent of a veteran.
Last year, he entered the top 10 four times, including the joint third place in the KB Financial Liv Championship in 20 competitions, ranking 31st in Genesis points (2,440.39P) and 34th in prize money (258,032 won). It was ranked first in the recovery rate category with 65.2047 percent.
Lee Tae-hee said "I often got injured as I played the Asian Tour and the KPGA Tour for five years starting in 2020. "It was a shame that I couldn't perform 100% throughout the tournament period." "I'm currently training, but I'm also focusing on rehabilitation and recovery."," he said.
Then "From this year, I will devote myself to the KPGA Tour. I want to do it stably during the tourThe goal is to welcome the opening game in a condition that can compete for the championship. The championships that are greedy to win this season are the `Kolon Korean Open' and the `KPGA Championship'.'
Currently, Lee Tae-hee is preparing for the season domestically. I plan to go to overseas training in March.
"In fact, I spent a lot of time raising children for a month after my third child was born in December last year," Lee Tae-hee said, smiling. "As the sense of responsibility has increased, I will try to make 2025 a healthy season for both body and mind."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
