| Park Eun-shin hits the 11th hole driver’s tee shot during the first match of the 12th Descente Korea Munsingwear Match Play group stage held at Device Golf Club in Geoje-do, Gyeongnam on the 21st. (Courtesy of KPGA) 2022.5.21/News 1 © News1 Reporter Shin Woong-soo |
Park Eun-shin (32, Hana Financial Group) tasted the joy of winning the first championship in 13 years of her debut at the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA).
Park Eun-shin won the Descente Korea Munsingwear Match Play (total prize money 800 million won) final at Device GC (par 72, 7256 yards) in Geoje, Gyeongnam on the 22nd, winning Kim Min-jun (32) by one hole after a close match going to the second overtime. climbed to the top
With this, Eunshin Park, who made her KPGA debut in 2010, lifted the trophy for the first time in 13 years. It is also the result of his 127th appearance in the competition.
Previously, Eunshin Park had her best personal record in 2017 when she placed 3rd in the DB Non-life Insurance Promy Open and Kaido Golden V1 Open.
Park Eun-shin’s first win was not easy. In the final, Eun-Shin Park made a double bogey on the second hole (par 5) and allowed the first hole first.
Park Eun-shin, who quickly regrouped, made a birdie on the 5th hole (par 4) and turned the game around. Since then, they have won consecutively at the 6th hole (par 3) and the 7th hole (par 5), leading by 2 holes. Min-Jun Kim won the 8th hole (par 3), but Eun-Shin Park still led the first hole.
In the second half, Kim Min-joon’s concentration stood out even more, and eventually tied the score on the 16th hole. In the final two holes, Eun-Shin Park and Min-Jun Kim both scored par saves, leading to an overtime match.
Both of them caught par in the first overtime on the 18th hole (par 5), and in the end, the game continued into the second overtime. In the second overtime, Eun-Shin Park succeeded in birding and climbed to the top of the KPGA for the first time.