▲ Yoo Hyun-jo
Yoo Hyun-jo, last year's Korea Women's Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour Player of the Year, has secured her second victory of the 2026 season.
Playing in the final fourth round of the HJ Heavy Industries-Dongbu Construction Championship (total purse of 1 billion won) at the AceOne Country Club (par 72) in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the 11th, Yoo earned 6 points with four birdies and two bogeys.
In this tournament, which was held under a modified Stableford format, Yoo finished with a total of 52 points, edging out co-runners-up Kim Min-sun and Ahn Ji-hyun (both with 51 points) by a 1-point margin.
The tournament awards 5 points for an eagle, 2 points for a birdie, 0 points for a par, -1 point for a bogey, and -3 points for a double bogey or worse.
Having triumphed at the DB Women's Championship in May, Yoo claimed her second win of the season and the fourth of her career, taking home the winner's prize of 180 million won.
Starting the fourth round with a 4-point lead as the sole leader, Yoo picked up 5 points in the front nine with three birdies and a bogey.
Kim Min-sun, who played in the same group, gained 6 points with three birdies to close the gap to within 3 points of Yoo.
However, Yoo extended her lead back to 5 points by sinking a 7.8-meter birdie putt on the 10th hole (par 4).
Kim Min-sun did not back down easily, pulling within 1 point again by securing back-to-back birdies on the 13th hole (par 5) and the 14th hole (par 4).
The tight battle with a 1-point difference continued down to the final hole.
On the 18th hole (par 4), both players landed their second shots on the green, and the owner of the championship trophy was ultimately decided by a putting battle.
Kim Min-sun attempted a birdie putt from 6.5 meters away, but the ball grazed past the left side of the hole.
After Kim holed out with a par, Yoo secured the victory by safely making a two-putt par.
There was one more pursuer.
Starting the day in 15th place, 16 points behind Yoo, Ahn Ji-hyun narrowed the gap to just 1 point by racking up a massive 22 points through 11 birdies up to the 16th hole.
However, after driving her tee shot into the left penalty area on the 18th hole (par 4), Ahn holed out with a bogey and failed to overturn the deficit.
(Photo: Provided by KLPGA, Yonhap News)
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