Long Hitter Bang Sinshil Claims Comeback Victory with 7-Under-Par Surge

Nexen Saintnine Masters: Bang Sinshil Clinches Victory by One Stroke
Celebrates Third Career Win After 1 Year and 6 Months
Ma Dasom Finishes Second, Park Jiyeong Third, Choi Eunwoo Ninth

Long hitter Bang Sinshil completed a dramatic comeback victory.

On April 20, at Kaya Country Club (par 72, 6,836 yards) in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, Bang shot a 7-under-par 65 in the final third round of the Nexen Saintnine Masters on the KLPGA Tour (total prize money: 900 million won), clinching a one-stroke victory at 13-under-par 203. This marks her third career win, coming a year and six months after her previous victory at the Dongbu Construction Korea Land Trust Championship in October 2023. She took home a winner's prize of 162 million won.

Bang Sinshil is teeing off at the 1st hole of the final 3rd round of the Nexen Saintnine Masters. KLPGA

Bang Sinshil started the round tied for fifth, two shots behind the leader, and collected seven birdies without a single bogey. She made her first birdie on the 4th hole (par 4), then closed the gap on the leaders with back-to-back birdies on the 9th and 10th holes. She added two more pairs of consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, and again on the 17th and 18th, climbing to the top of the leaderboard. Kaya Country Club, the venue for this tournament, is a large golf course that was the longest on tour last season. The course favored Bang Sinshil, who has led the tour in driving distance for two consecutive years since 2023.

Ma Dasom finished second at 12-under-par 204, while Lee Dongun and Yoo Hyeonjo tied for third at 11-under-par 205. Park Jiyeong, who had led by one stroke after the previous round, shot a 3-under-par 69 and dropped into the tie for third. Ko Jiwoo, Choi Hyerim, and Kim Minju, winner of the iM Financial Open, finished tied for sixth at 10-under-par 206. Choi Eunwoo, who was aiming for her third consecutive win at this tournament, ended in a tie for ninth at 9-under-par 207, along with Park Hyunkyung and Hwang Yoomin.

Meanwhile, Moon Jeongmin made a hole-in-one on the 13th hole (par 3), sinking her tee shot from 141.7 meters. She received a luxury bed worth 40 million won as a hole-in-one prize.