Park Ji-hye E won After A Bloody Fight In Game 6 Of Extra Time
Park Ji-hye (18) enjoyed the joy of winning after six extra innings in the 14th round of the KLPGA 2023 Moa Savings Bank and Seokjeong Hill CC Jump Tour (total prize money of 30 million won, winning prize money of 4.5 million won).
Park Ji-hye E made a stable play of 5-under 67 for two consecutive days at the Seokjeong Hill Country Club (par 72, 6,292 yards) in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do, from the 12th to the 13th, finishing with a total of 10-under 134.
Byun Ha-eun (20), who finished the game with a tie in the previous group, also reduced the number of strokes by five in the first and second rounds.
The overtime match between the two players was not easily decided. He made the same birdie on the first hole of extra time on the 18th hole (par 5) for 492 yards.
From the second extension, he moved to the 381-yard 10th hole (par 4). Tension continued by writing par-birdie-par side by side.
The joys and sorrows of the two were divided on the sixth hole of extra time. While Byun Ha-eun missed a par putt and holed out with a bogey, Park Ji-hye E ended the long game with a two-putt par from 7m distance.
In a winning interview shortly after the game, Park Ji-hye said, "I don't feel like I've won yet," adding, "I thought it wouldn't end easily after both recorded birdies on the first hole of extra time, but it really happened." "I wasn't nervous, but I played so hard that I couldn't remember well that I think I even won the championship," he said.
At the same time, Park Ji-hye E explained the driving force behind the victory, saying, "The concentration on the green was really good, and I think I was able to win by making a lot of mid-range putts when the opportunity came."
In July, Park Ji-hye joined the KLPGA as a associate member through the privilege of "a person who has completed more than three days of literacy education hosted by the Korea University Golf Federation and an average of 79.00 strokes in three tournaments hosted by the Korea University Golf Federation." He has participated in a total of six competitions so far and has entered the top 10 four times, including this victory.
Regarding the "role model," Park Ji-hye E picked Park Ji-young, who won the KB Financial Star Championship at the KLPGA Tour major tournament last week, and said, "I want to be like Park Ji-young, a hexagonal player Park Ji-young.
Park Ji-hye E then said, "Since I won this time, the first goal is to compete in the seed ranking match at the end of this year and get a good ranking, and the ultimate goal is to continue to play golf and join the K-10 club." 토토사이트