Park Hyun-kyung claims first pro golf title amid COVID-19
- 4 years ago
코로나19 이후 세계 최초 골프 대회…'메이저 퀸'은 박현경
South Korean golfer Park Hyun-kyung has won the world's first pro golf tournament since the COVID-19 pandemic.
She claimed top honors at the 42nd KLPGA Championship at Lakewood Country Club in Yangju,... Gyeonggi-do Province,... for the first victory of her professional career.
Park, who made her KLPGA Tour debut last season,... shot a 5-under par on Sunday for a final score of 17-under-par,... outshooting Bae Sun-woo and Im Hee-jung,... who were joint runners-up.
Park also scooped the 178-thousand dollar winner's check.
The best finish by an LPGA Tour player was Kim Hyo-joo,... who finished tied for fourth.
South Korean golfer Park Hyun-kyung has won the world's first pro golf tournament since the COVID-19 pandemic.
She claimed top honors at the 42nd KLPGA Championship at Lakewood Country Club in Yangju,... Gyeonggi-do Province,... for the first victory of her professional career.
Park, who made her KLPGA Tour debut last season,... shot a 5-under par on Sunday for a final score of 17-under-par,... outshooting Bae Sun-woo and Im Hee-jung,... who were joint runners-up.
Park also scooped the 178-thousand dollar winner's check.
The best finish by an LPGA Tour player was Kim Hyo-joo,... who finished tied for fourth.