Jang Yubin 'Sweeps All Individual Titles'... Lee Daehan Wins First Championship in 15 Years

Tied 2nd by 3 Strokes at Final Tour Championship
Dominated Grand Prize, Prize Money, Average Score, and Wins
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Jang Yu-bin took all the individual titles.

Jang Yubin is teeing off on the 2nd hole of the 4th round at the Tour Championship. Photo by KPGA

On the 10th, at the Tour Championship (total prize money 1.1 billion KRW), the final event of this year's Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour held at Cypress Golf & Resort Southeast Course (Par 71, 7,078 yards) in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, he added 2 under par in the 4th round to finish tied for 2nd place (15 under par 269). Although he did not achieve his third win of the season, he swept the Player of the Year, Money List leader, Deokchun Award for lowest scoring average, and tied for most wins (2 wins). Taking all the Player of the Year, Money List leader, Deokchun Award, and Most Wins titles is the fifth time since Choi Kyung-ju in 1997, Kang Wook-soon in 1999, Kim Kyung-tae in 2007, and Bae Sang-moon in 2009.

Lee Dae-han earned his first victory in 15 years since his debut. He shot 5 under par 66 that day to complete a 3-stroke victory (18 under par 266). He embraced his father, who served as his caddie, and savored the joy. Since stepping into the KPGA Tour in 2010, Lee Dae-han endured a long period of obscurity and experienced the thrill of his first win in a head-to-head battle with Jang Yu-bin. He received a winner's prize of 220 million KRW and rose to 9th place in the money rankings (424.33 million KRW).

Lee Dae-han is celebrating after making a birdie on the 4th hole of the 4th round at the Tour Championship. Photo by KPGA

Since his debut, Lee Dae-han failed to maintain his tour card and spent 7 years playing on the China Tour and others. From 2019, he played continuously on the KPGA Tour for six seasons but never entered the top 50 in the money rankings. His best finish until now was tied for 2nd place at the KPGA Championship last June.

Song Min-hyuk finished tied for 2nd place and secured the Rookie of the Year title. Jo Woo-young, Moon Do-yeop, and Kim Dong-min tied for 4th place (12 under par 272), Choi Jin-ho, Lee Jung-hwan, and Park Eun-shin tied for 7th place (11 under par 273), and Kang Yoon-seok and Jeon Jun-hyung tied for 10th place (10 under par 274) to conclude the tournament. After completing the 2024 season schedule, the KPGA Tour will hold the Genesis Awards ceremony on the 15th at the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.