Seo Kyo-rim secured a comeback victory at the KLPGA Tour Mediheal-Korea Daily Championship, which had a total prize pool of 1.2 billion won.
On August 16, at the Myungsung Mountain Course of the Montvert Country Club in Pocheon, Seo shot an 8-under 64, with nine birdies and one bogey, during the final round.
With a total score of 18-under 270, Seo outpaced her 2006-born rival Kim Min-sol, who finished with 16-under 272, by two strokes.
Seo, who previously won the Celltrion Queens Masters and the Inca Financial The Heaven Masters in June, achieved her third victory of the season after a two-month gap, tying for the lead in total wins.
With the winner's prize of 216 million won, Seo surpassed 1 billion won in season earnings, totaling 1,016,760,000 won. She narrowed the gap with Kim Min-sol, who leads the earnings with 1,121,620,000 won, to about 104 million won.
Additionally, Seo added 80 points to her total, bringing her to 390 points and reclaiming the top spot in the points standings, surpassing Kim Min-sol, who has 353 points.
Starting the final round tied for fourth, three strokes behind the leader, Seo joined the competition for the lead by making five birdies without a bogey through the 11th hole. After recording her first bogey on the 12th hole (par 5), she quickly regained momentum with three consecutive birdies from the 13th hole (par 4) to the 15th hole (par 3).
As Kim Min-sol made a double bogey on the 14th hole (par 5), Seo took the lead. She sealed her victory with a successful 5-meter birdie putt on the final 18th hole (par 4).
In a post-victory interview, Seo said, "I didn’t think about winning. I just focused on one hole at a time, and the victory came to me. The greens were soft, which helped me achieve a better score than expected. Continuing to capitalize on birdie opportunities created by good shots was the key to my win."
Choi Ye-rim, who was seeking her first victory after finishing as a runner-up nine times since her KLPGA debut, managed to reduce her score by two strokes in the final round. She finished with a total of 15-under 273, tying for third place with Lee Ji-hyun.
Lee Da-yeon and Kim Sae-rom both finished tied for fifth with a total score of 13-under 275.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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