‘2nd Place Grand Prize’ Park Sang-hyun vs ‘2nd Place Prize Money’ Seo Yo-seop "Genesis Duel"... What About Ham Jeong-woo?

'3-Win Battle' at Genesis Championship with the Largest Prize in Korea, Ham Jeong-woo's '2 Consecutive Wins March', Kim Tae-hoon's 'Title Defense'

Sanghyun Park (left) and Yoseop Seo will compete in a "three-win race" at the Genesis Championship, the "largest prize money in the country."

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ‘Genesis Duel’.

The ‘3-win competition’ between Park Sang-hyun (38, Dong-A Pharmaceutical) and Seo Yo-seop (25, DB Insurance) continues. It takes place at the Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Genesis Championship (total prize money 1.5 billion KRW) held on the 7th at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Songdo, Incheon (par 72, 7,450 yards). This tournament boasts the largest prize money on the Korean Tour and is a special match. Various rewards await, including invitations to the PGA Tour’s The CJ Cup, Genesis Invitational, and the European Tour’s Genesis Scottish Open.

Park Sang-hyun currently ranks 2nd in the season points (4,931.39 points) and 4th in the prize money ranking (444.13 million KRW). He swept two wins at the Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open in July and the DGB Financial Group Irvine Open on the 19th of last month. His season points are just 0.17 points behind Kim Joo-hyung (19, CJ Logistics, 4,940.56 points, 634.94 million KRW), making a comeback certain. Kim Joo-hyung’s absence is welcome news. With a winner’s prize of 300 million KRW, Park has a great chance to claim the top spot in prize money as well.

Seo Yo-seop is currently 2nd in prize money (514.93 million KRW) and 5th in season points (3,096.08 points). He has the potential to rise to 1st in prize money. He became a major champion at the August KPGA Championship and added a win at the Shinhan Donghae Open on the 12th of last month. However, missing the cut at the Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Choi Kyung-ju Invitational, which ended on the 3rd, is regrettable. Lee Jun-seok (Australia, 519.7 million KRW), ranked 3rd in prize money, and Ham Jeong-woo (27, Hana Financial Group, 414.4 million KRW), ranked 5th, are also within reach of the top prize money spot.

Champion Ham Jeong-woo of the Choi Kyung-ju Invitational is aiming for "back-to-back wins" at the Genesis Championship.

Ham Jeong-woo is on the rise, especially after securing his second career win at the Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Choi Kyung-ju Invitational, his first in 2 years and 5 months. He is 3rd in season points (3,552.87 points), gaining momentum in the late-season individual title race. He expressed fierce determination, saying, "If I get the chance, I will definitely participate in the PGA Tour." Defending champion Kim Tae-hoon (36, Bizplay) is aiming to defend his title, and past champions such as Kim Seung-hyuk (35) in 2017 and Lee Tae-hee (37) in 2018 have joined the competition for the championship.