Yuna Achieves 'Triple Crown'... Madasom Wins 'Final Match in Overtime'

SK Telecom·SK Shieldus Championship Tied 12th
Excitement with 1st Place in Prize, Earnings, and Average Score
Madaseom's 3rd Win of the Season, Lee Dong-eun Runner-up 'Tears'

Yoon Ina achieved the ‘Triple Crown’.

Yoo Yina is teeing off at the 5th hole of the final 3rd round of the SK Telecom·SK Shieldus Championship. Photo by KLPGA

On the 10th, at the final round of the 2024 season finale SK Telecom·SK Shieldus Championship (total prize money 1 billion KRW) of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, held at La Vie Belle Country Club (par 72, 6,788 yards) in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, she finished tied for 12th place (2-under 214) after losing one stroke. Yoon Ina secured one victory this year and impressively topped the rankings in the Player of the Year, prize money, and scoring average categories. She demonstrated remarkable consistency by finishing in the top 10 fourteen times out of 25 tournaments entered.

Yoon Ina expressed her gratitude, saying, "I still can't believe it and feel dazed. Thanks to not putting down my golf clubs and continuing training even during the suspension period (due to the Ogu play incident), I was able to reach this position. I want to thank everyone once again."

Madasom is teeing off at the 1st hole of the final 3rd round of the SK Telecom·SK Shielders Championship. Photo by KLPGA

Madaseom shot 5-under on the day to tie with Lee Dong-eun at 7-under 209, then clinched the victory with a winning birdie on the second hole of the resumed playoff at the 18th hole (par 4). This marked her third win of the season and her fourth career victory, following the Hana Financial Group Championship in September and last week's S-OIL Championship. The winner's prize money was 250 million KRW.

Lee Dong-eun finished second, while Kim Su-ji, Han Jin-seon, Ahn Song-yi, and Lee Je-young tied for third place (5-under 211). No Seung-hee placed seventh (4-under 212), and Kim Min-byeol, Lee Ye-won, Lim Hee-jung, and Park Do-young tied for eighth place (2-under 213) to close out the season finale. The KLPGA Tour will hold its Player of the Year awards ceremony on the 20th at the Grand Ballroom of the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.