Samchully posted a combined 11-under 61 in the third and final round of the Karma-Diocean Cup Golf Club Team Championship with ANEW GOLF on March 22 at The Ocean Country Club (par 72) in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province.
With a tournament total of 19-under 197, Samchully beat the Korea Golf Association women’s national team (17-under 199) by two strokes to lift the trophy. The winner’s prize was 50 million won.
Launched in 2022, the event marked its fifth edition this year and is the country’s only KLPGA club team competition.
Ten teams competed, including inaugural champion Mediheal, Samchully, SBI Savings Bank, Daebo Construction, Karma, Daebang Construction, Daesun Distilling, Amano Korea, Rejuran Golf Team and the KGA women’s national team.
The first and second rounds were played in foursomes, with two players alternating shots with one ball. The final round used a scramble format, with teammates choosing the better-positioned ball for the next shot.
Samchully’s roster includes 11 KLPGA Tour players: Ko Ji-won, Ko Ji-woo, Ma Da-som, Park Bo-gyeom, Lee Jae-yoon, Lee Se-hee, Seo Gyo-rim, Jeon Ye-seong, Kim Min-ju, Hong Jin-young and Choi Ga-bin. Jeon and Seo played the final round, making a birdie at the par-3 12th and then cutting two more strokes over the next six holes to secure the team’s first title in the event.
The KGA team of Kim Gyu-min and Yang Yun-seo briefly closed within one stroke in the final round but finished second.
SBI Savings Bank, represented by Kim Ga-hee and Kim Ji-yoon, took third at 13-under 203.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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