Three-Stroke Victory at Muan Country Club All For You 18th Round
Secures Winner's Prize of 10.5 Million Won, Rises to 34th in Prize Rankings
Season-Ending Championship Kicks Off in Pyeongchang on the 20th
Choi Jungwon has claimed her first victory on the Dream (second division) Tour of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA).
On October 14, at the Muan Country Club in Jeollanam-do (par 72, 6,420 yards), Choi recorded a bogey-free round with eight birdies, finishing with an 8-under-par 64 in the final round of the KLPGA 2025 Muan Country Club All For You Dream Tour 18th event, which had a total prize fund of 70 million won. With a final total of 14-under-par 130, she finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Park Yeji (11-under-par 133). By earning the winner’s prize of 10.5 million won, Choi rose to 34th in the money rankings with 13,613,500 won.
Choi Jungwon is being showered with congratulatory water immediately after winning the 18th round of the KLPGA 2025 Muan Country Club All For You Dream Tour. Provided by KLPGA
Choi Jungwon joined the KLPGA Tour as an associate member in July and won the 9th event of the Solago Jump (third division) Tour just one week later. After being promoted to full membership in August and moving to the Dream Tour, she lifted her first trophy in her sixth event on the tour.
Choi expressed her joy, saying, "I am truly happy to have seized this precious opportunity and won. Both my shots and putts went as I wanted today, which led to a great result." She added, "I hope to achieve good results in the remaining King of Kings event this season and secure my seed for the regular tour. I want to debut on the regular tour next year and challenge for the Rookie of the Year award."
Park Yeji reduced her score by five strokes to finish as runner-up. Kim Stella and Kim Haram2 tied for third place (10-under-par 134), while Jang Eunsu, the winner of the 17th Dream Tour event, finished tied for 78th (1-under-par 143). The Dream Tour has only the final event remaining, the Pharmaresearch Rejuran King of Kings event (total prize fund of 200 million won), which will be held at Phoenix Country Club in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, for three days starting from October 20.
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