| Yubin Jang (center) wears a gold medal at the awards ceremony after winning the men’s individual event at the 2022 World University Golf Championships in Turin, Italy, on the 24th (Korea time). Ballistic golf provided |
Golf prospect Yubin Jang (Korea National University of Sports) won the gold medal in the men’s individual event at the 2022 World University Golf Championships.
Yubin Jang won the final 4 rounds held in Turin, Italy on the 24th (Korean time) after beating Furukawa Ryunosuke (Japan) after extra time. Yubin Jang, who tied the game with a total of 15-under 273 on the 4th, defeated Furukawa in extra time.
Wooyoung Cho (Korea National University of Sports) finished tied for 6th at 10-under 278 strokes, and Hyun-jun Yoo (Kyunghee University) finished tied for 13th with 3-under-par 285 strokes. The men’s team was tied with Japan, but had to be satisfied with the runner-up by the local rules.
In the women’s division, Park Da-eun (Sungkyunkwan University) finished 4th with 1-over 289 strokes, Byeon Woo-jin (Yongin University) tied for 16th with 15-over 303 strokes, and Han Hee-rim (Korea National University) tied 28th with 27-over 315 strokes. In the women’s team event, she placed 4th. 49 men and 41 women from 18 countries participated in this event.
Lee Hae-woo, president of the Korea University Golf Federation, said, “All players who participated in this tournament showed great performances. We will continue to grow through valuable experiences. said Jaewon Kim, CEO of K&S Golf, said, “I am very proud that the university golf team recorded a good record of winning the championship. We will continue to support more players to play an active role in the world championships and raise the status of Korean golf through various support and sponsorship. ‘ he replied.
Reporter Oh Hae-won