Moon Do-yeop challenges for his second consecutive victory in the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour ‘iM Bank Open (total prize money of 500 million won, winner’s prize of 100 million won).
The ‘iM Bank Open’, which celebrates its 7th anniversary this year, will be held from the 21st to the 24th at the Pami Hills CC East Course (par 71, 7,194 yards) in Chilgok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
The name of the competition, which was held as DGB Financial Group Open until last year, was changed to ‘iMBank Open’ starting this year. The winner of this competition will be awarded a two-year tour seed and 1,000 Genesis Points.
Defending champion Moon Do-yeop will defend his title.메이저사이트
Do-Yeop Moon recorded a final total of 263 strokes last year, 21 under par, and won the championship after an overtime match. Moon Do-yeop is currently ranked 28th in Genesis points and 38th in Genesis money rankings.
Moon Do-yeop said, “I always feel energized when I play with a lot of support from galleries in Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. I want to achieve good results in front of many galleries this year as well. I look forward to strong support from galleries this year as well. Many fans will come to the competition venue. “If you come, the players will show their best,” he said.
Kim Han-byeol, who finished as runner-up for two years in a row, will challenge for the championship once again.
Kim Han-byul ranked second in this tournament in 2021, two strokes behind Park Sang-hyun, with a final total of 21 under par and 263 strokes. Last year, he lost to Moon Do-yeop in a close overtime match and finished in second place.
Kim Han-byeol said, “When I play at Pami Hills CC, I receive energy from the fans. It is a place where I play with confidence as I have always achieved good results. This year, I will do my best until the end and try to shake off the two disappointments.”
Developmentally disabled golfer Seung-min Lee earned 83.75 re-ranking points in the first half of the year, ranked 39th in the re-ranking rankings, and succeeded in participating in the KPGA Korean Tour on his own at the Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open. He is also on the list of participants in the iM Bank Open, where a total of 132 players are participating, and is about to participate on his own for the second time in his career.
The iM Bank Open is the first KPGA Korean Tour tournament of the season taking place in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. Players from Daegu and Gyeongbuk aim to win in their hometown.
Including Seo Yo-seop, who has five wins in total, KB Financial Live Championship winners Kim Dong-min, Kwon Seong-yeol, Kim Dae-hyun, Kim Byeong-jun, Kim Hak-hyung, and Ko In-seong will challenge for the championship in their hometown.