KPGA's 4th win Go Won-taek, New Zealand Open 1R Eagle, 7-under tie for 3rd place
Feb 27, 2025
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Gogun-taek tied for third in the first round of the New Zealand Open.
Ko Kun-taek (26, Daebo Construction) tied for third in the first round of the '104th New Zealand Open" (total prize money of 2 million New Zealand dollars), co-hosted by Asian Tour and Australian Tour.
On the first day of the New Zealand Open, which is being held at the Millbrook Resort Coronet Course (par 71, 6,936 yards) and the Remarkable Course (par 71, 6,784 yards) in Queenstown, New Zealand, on the 27th (Korea time), Gogun-taek started at the Coronet Course and made one bogey, but finished the first round at 7-under 64, combining 6 birdies and 1 eagle.
Go Won-taek, who has four wins on the KPGA Tour, is conducting three tours at the same time after winning the 「39th Shinhan Donghae Open" co-organized by the KPGA Tour, the Asian Tour, and the Japanese Tour in 2023.
Following Go Won-taek, Kim Bi-oh (35, Hoban Construction) tied for ninth with a 5-under 66, Kim Hak-hyung (33, team elementary school kid) tied for 23rd with a 4-under 67, and Lee Dong-min (40, presidential assistant coach) tied for 40th with a 3-under 68.
Meanwhile, the top one of the competition will be eligible to participate in the 'D-Open Championship' to be held in July.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
