Park Ji-young 'I am the Major Queen'... '10th Career Win'

Hanwha Classic FR 4-Under Par Comeback Victory
3rd Win of the Season, Prize Money of 306 Million Won Celebrated
Hwang Yumin 2nd, Lee Yewon 3rd, Yoon Ina 19th

Park Ji-young has risen to become a 'Major Queen.'

Park Ji-young is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 4th round of the Hanwha Classic.
[Photo by KLPGA]

On the 25th, at the Jade Palace Golf Club in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province (par 72, 6,797 yards), Park Ji-young secured a come-from-behind victory in the fourth round of the Hanwha Classic, the third major tournament of the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour season, with a total prize of 1.7 billion KRW. She posted a 4-under-par round to finish at 13-under-par 275, marking her third win of the season since the May Kyochon 1991 Ladies Open, her 10th career victory, and earning a winner's prize of 306 million KRW. This is her second major win since the KB Financial Star Championship last September.

Starting two strokes behind in a tie for second place, Park recorded six birdies and two bogeys. She took control of the leaderboard with three consecutive birdies from holes 4 to 6. Although she exchanged two birdies for two bogeys afterward and did not reduce her score further, her position at the top remained secure. She celebrated her victory by adding a birdie on the final 18th hole (par 5).

Hwang Yu-min finished as runner-up, three strokes behind, after lowering her score by two strokes to finish at 10-under-par 278. Hong Jeong-min, Choi Min-kyung, and Lee Ga-young tied for third place at 7-under-par 281, showing strong performances. Lee Ye-won, who led for three consecutive days, struggled with a 5-over-par round and dropped to sixth place at 6-under-par 282. Park Hyun-kyung and Lim Hee-jung tied for seventh at 4-under-par 284, while Yoon Yi-na finished tied for 19th at 2-under-par 286. Erica Hara (Japan), who has five wins on the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) Tour, along with Bang Shin-sil and Sung Yoo-jin, tied for 31st place at 1-over-par 289.