Kim Gyubin Shoots 4 Under Par... Amateur Sensation

Contending for Victory in Round 1 of the Daebo Housedi Championship
Second Place at the Choidoongkyu Cup Maeil Business Amateur Golf Championship

An amateur sensation swept through the final tournament.

On November 7, at Seowon Hills Country Club in Paju, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 6,556 yards), Kim Gyubin of Haksan Girls’ High School carded a 4-under-par 68 in the first round of the Daebo Housedi Championship-the final event of the 2025 season on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, with a total prize fund of 1 billion won-emerging as a contender for the title.

Amateur Kim Gyubin is teeing off at the 10th hole of the first round of the Daebo Housedi Championship. Photo by KLPGA

Starting on the 10th hole (par 4), Kim Gyubin recorded one eagle, four birdies, and two bogeys. She gained momentum with a shot eagle on the 11th hole (par 5) and a birdie on the 13th hole (par 4), then briefly paused with a bogey on the 14th hole (par 3). She regained her rhythm by shaving a stroke off on the 16th hole (par 3), and in the latter half, she demonstrated her strength by making back-to-back birdies on the 1st and 2nd holes. However, a bogey on the 8th hole (par 5) was a slight disappointment. Her precise iron shots stood out, as she achieved a greens-in-regulation rate of 94.44%.

Kim Gyubin was born in October 2009. She is a promising player who finished tied for second at this year’s Choidoongkyu Cup Maeil Business Amateur Golf Championship.

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