Taehoon Kim, king of the grand prize

Kim Tae-hoon is attempting a second iron shot on the first hole of the final fourth round of the LG Signature Players Championship in the final game of the season of the Korean Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour held in Seowon Valley CC, Paju City on the 8th. Tae-hoon Kim, who won the Genesis Grand Prix and the prize money king, and took the European Tour seed for the 2021-2022 season due to injury, said: “I will focus on the national stage before debuting in Europe. I think I will go to Europe with confidence only if I keep getting good grades. ” Provided by KPGA

Tae-Hoon Kim (35) of the Korea Korea Tour Professional Golf (KPGA) won the Genesis Grand Prize and King of the Prize at the same time 14 years after his debut, making 2020 his year.

Kim Tae-hoon recorded a pair (2 birdies and 2 bogies) in the last 4 rounds of the LG Signature Players Championship (prize pool of 1 billion won) in the final game of the Korean Tour season held at Seowon Valley Country Club (par 72) in Paju city, Gyeonggi province on the 8th. Although the competition ended in a tie for ninth place (with 13 strokes under par 275), it held first place in two categories with 3,251.7 points for the awards Genesis and 49593,2449 won in prize money. Kim Han-byul (24,3039 points, about 42.71 million won), who was aiming for the last-minute reversal, finished tied for 42nd (3 under 285 strokes) in this event.

Kim Tae-hoon, who won the Genesis Championship last month in two years (4 total wins), immediately targeted the Genesis Grand Prix. Unlike Kim Han-byul, who was the grand prize leader at the time, participated in the CJ Cup of the PGA Tour, he remained in Korea. While Kim Han-byul was unable to participate in the opening of the electronic newspaper Biz Play due to self-isolation, Kim Tae-hoon was tied for 32nd place, beating Kim Han-byul in target points. Tae-hoon Kim, who made the top 10 five times, including one win and a runner-up in 11 competitions this season, said: “I had the best year of my life. I am very happy and happy to be the main characters of the best place on the tour, the Grand Prize and the King of the Prize ”. It has been 4 years since Choi Jin-ho in 2016 won the prize money at the same time on the Tour of Korea. Tae-Hoon Kim, the first place in the grand prize, will receive an additional prize of 50 million won, a Genesis vehicle, a KPGA Korean Tour seed for the next five years, and a European Tour seed for the 2021-2022 season. .

The rookie award was won by Kim Tae-hoon and Lee Won-jun (Australia), who are the same age. Lee Won-joon became the oldest rookie on the tour by winning 51st place (1 under par 287 shots) in this competition and winning the castelbazak award for best in class. The previous record is 31 years of Seok Jong-yul in 2000. Lee Won-joon, an Australian Korean, actively participated in foreign stages such as the United States, Japan, etc. It won the Bizplay e-Newspaper Open in October.

Han Seung-soo, a Korean-American, who reported the tour’s first win at the LG Signature Players Championship in the final game of the Korean Tour Season of Korea Professional Golf (KPGA). Provided by KPGA

Han Seung-soo (34, USA) won the tournament. Han Seung-soo caught just 6 birdies on this day and scored 17 shots under 271 in the final, proving the first win of the tour.>