Individual Event: Philippine Superal Champion... So Yeon Ryu 2nd Place
Yoo So-yeon (left) and Lee Bo-mi are holding the team championship trophy at the Simone Asia Pacific Cup golf tournament. Photo by Yonhap News
So-yeon Ryu (32) and Bo-mi Lee (34) claimed the first team championship at the Simone Asia-Pacific Cup Golf Tournament, a women's golf team competition in the Asia-Pacific region with a total prize money of $750,000.
In the final third round held at Pondok Indah Golf Course (par 72, 6,806 yards) in Jakarta, Indonesia, the 'Korea 2 Team' pairing of So-yeon Ryu and Bo-mi Lee won with a score of 11 under par. The tournament featured stroke play over three days to determine individual and team winners, with 44 players from 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region participating.
So-yeon Ryu recorded seven birdies and two bogeys, shooting five under par for the day and finishing with a total score of 9 under par 207. Bo-mi Lee finished the tournament at 2 under par 214 after losing three strokes. So-yeon Ryu and Bo-mi Lee are active on the LPGA Tour and the JLPGA Tour, respectively.
Bo-mi Lee said, "I really enjoyed playing on the same team with So-yeon over the three days," adding, "I think our 'chemistry' led to the great result of winning the team championship."
So-yeon Ryu commented, "Many players from the Asia-Pacific region perform well on the LPGA Tour, but the women's golf tours in this region have not developed as much. I believe this tournament is a meaningful step forward for the future of women's golf in the Asia-Pacific region."
Lee Bo-mi is encouraging Yoo So-yeon by bumping fists after the 3rd hole out in the final round of the Simone Asia Pacific Cup on the 20th. Photo by Yonhap News
In the individual competition, Princess Mary Superal of the Philippines took first place with a total score of 12 under par 204, earning the winner's prize of $100,000 (approximately 130 million KRW). Superal also teamed up with Pauline del Rosario of the Philippines (5 over par 221) in the team event to finish as runners-up with a combined score of 7 under par.
So-yeon Ryu not only won the team event but also finished solo second in the individual competition, three strokes behind. Lydia Ko (New Zealand) placed third with 8 under par 208, and Bo-mi Lee ranked sixth.
The 'Korea 1 Team,' consisting of Hyo-joo Kim (27) and Yu-min Hwang (19), finished tied for sixth place in the team event with a total of 1 under par. Individually, Hyo-joo Kim tied for eighth place (1 under par 215), and Yu-min Hwang placed 12th (even par 216).
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