Change putter on wife's horse... Korean-Canadian Taehoon Lee wins four games in total

Change putter on wife's horse... Korean-Canadian Taehoon Lee wins four games in total

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Korean-Canadian golfer Taehoon Lee (35) has won the Woori Finance Championship (total prize money of 1.5 billion won) in the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour. Taehoon Lee, who won all four of his KPGA tour wins at competitions hosted by financial companies, has earned the nickname of "winning hunter of financial companies."

Taehoon Lee defeated Park Joon-hong (24, Woori Financial Group) and Kang Tae-young (27, Hanyang Ryu Madi Hospital) in overtime on the final day of the Woori Financial Championship at Seowon Valley Golf Club (par 71) in Paju, Gyeonggi Province on the 27th and collected 300 million won in prize money.

Taehoon Lee is taking a photo with the trophy after winning the Woori Finance Championship after extra time at Seowon Valley Golf Club in Paju, Gyeonggi Province on Sunday. The photo on the right shows Kim Min-sun holding the trophy after winning the Deokshin EPC Championship at Kingsdale Golf Club in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. Courtesy of KPGA and KLPGA
In the final round of the day, all three players finished with 5-under 279 overall, which allowed overtime. In the playoff at the 18th hole (par 4), Park Joon-hong and Kang Tae-young missed their birdie putt, and Taehoon Lee made a 4-meter birdie putt. Taehoon Lee, who started playing in the KPGA tour after winning the Shinhan Donghae Open in 2017 after playing in both the U.S. and Asian tours, has won for the fourth time in his career. He won his first championship with Shinhan Financial Group, his second championship with DB Insurance in 2019, and his third championship with Hana Bank in 2021. All of these tournaments have been strong at competitions hosted by financial companies. 안전놀이터

"I had a hard time with my putting, but I got better after listening to my wife and changing to a Mallet putter," Taehoon Lee said. "If I do well, I think I can get the main sponsor (laugh)." In fact, Taehoon Lee, which ranked 38th with an average of 1.79 putts last season, is ranked 12th with 1.77 putts this season. Lee Seung-min (27), a golfer with developmental disabilities, tied for 22nd with a two-over-par 286, which is the highest record in individual history, and Lim Sung-jae (26, CJ), a PGA golfer who challenged for the third consecutive championship, packed early as he failed to make the cut amid extreme slump.

At the Deokshin EPC Championship (total prize money of 1 billion won) of the KLPGA Tour, which ended at the King'sdale Golf Club (par 72) in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, Kim Min-sun (22), a 177-centimeter-tall golfer, won her first trophy after participating in the 66th regular tour. Kim Min-sun won her debut with a total of 11-under 277 in the fourth round. Kim Min-sun earned 360 million won in total, including 180 million won given by Deokshin EPC as a winning bonus, in addition to 180 million won in prize money. "My goal is to win three games this season. I still have many more competitions left, so I want to win more," she said with a big smile.