'“Again Comeback” Im Sung-jae Achieves First Personal Back-to-Back Wins at Sponsor Tournament'

Comeback Victory at KPGA Tour Woori Financial Championship
Third Domestic Tour Win in a Year, 300 Million KRW Prize
Amateurs Moon Dong-hyun and Lee Jeong-hwan Tied for 2nd by One Stroke

'PGA member' Im Sung-jae achieved his first consecutive individual victory in a domestic tournament.

Im Sung-jae is smiling on the teeing ground of the 1st hole in the 4th round of the Woori Financial Championship.
[Photo by KPGA]

On the 28th, at the Ferrum Club in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 7,232 yards), Im shot a 3-under 69 in the final round of the KPGA Tour Woori Financial Championship (total prize money 1.5 billion KRW) to secure a one-stroke victory (11-under 277). This marks his third KPGA Tour win in total, one year after winning this tournament last year, with a winner's prize of 300 million KRW. Last year, he also came from a tie for 4th place, five strokes behind the leader after three rounds, to claim a comeback victory in this event.

Starting from a tie for 3rd place, two strokes behind, Im recorded one eagle, five birdies, and four bogeys. He exchanged three birdies and three bogeys over 11 holes without making much progress in lowering his score, but at the 12th hole (par 5), he made an eagle with a '2-on 1-putt' and then reduced his score by one more stroke at the 13th hole (par 4), taking the top spot on the leaderboard. Although he allowed a tie for the lead with a bogey at the 15th hole (par 4), he secured a 1.4-meter birdie on the final 18th hole (par 5) to claim a come-from-behind victory. Immediately after this tournament, he will head to the United States to participate in the CJ Cup and other PGA Tour events held in Texas starting from the 2nd of next month.

Amateur Moon Dong-hyun collected seven birdies (one bogey). He jumped from a tie for 19th place the previous day to a tie for 2nd place (10-under 278). Lee Jung-hwan, who was co-leader the day before, failed to lower his score and dropped to a tie for 2nd place. This marks his third consecutive top-3 finish in recent tournaments. Jang Dong-gyu finished 4th (9-under 279), Ok Tae-hoon, Kim Tae-ho, Lee Dong-min, and Moon Do-yeop tied for 5th (8-under 280), Cho Min-kyu and Choi Jin-ho tied for 9th (7-under 281), and Lee Tae-hee finished tied for 11th (6-under 282) to close the tournament.