Yoo Hae-ran and Kim Joo-hyung Achieve Historic Simultaneous Wins on U.S. Stages

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Korean golf has achieved a remarkable feat with simultaneous victories on the men's and women's U.S. professional circuits. Yoo Hae-ran claimed the title at the LPGA major tournament, the Evian Championship, while Kim Joo-hyung secured victory at the PGA Scottish Open.

Reporter Bae Jeonghun has the story.

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Yoo Hae-ran, who held the sole lead after setting a new record for the lowest 18-hole score in a major tournament the previous day, struggled with her putting in the fourth round. She ultimately finished tied with Canada's Henderson, who shaved 7 strokes off her score on the final day, forcing a playoff.

However, it was Yoo's composure that decided the outcome in the playoff.

After Henderson's chip shot for birdie fell short of the hole, Yoo successfully sank her birdie putt with ease to secure the victory.

Having won the Women's PGA Championship last month, Yoo lifted another major trophy just two weeks later, marking the fifth win of her career.

[Yoo Hae-ran: It is such an honor to win at a tournament I have always dreamed of. I think this will remain a truly grateful moment in my golf career.]

Kim Joo-hyung won the Scottish Open, finishing two strokes ahead of Australian-Korean golfer Min Woo Lee.

Although he began the fourth round in a tie for fourth place, one stroke behind the leader, he displayed incredible focus on the final day, carding six birdies without a single bogey to pull off a come-from-behind victory.

Kim, who shed tears of joy, lifted a winner's trophy for the first time in two years and nine months since his victory at the Shriners Children's Open in 2023.

[Kim Joo-hyung: I still have a long way to go. But I want to dedicate this victory to those who have always stood by my side, sharing in my pain and my joy.]

With Kim's victory following Yoo's, Korean golf celebrates a simultaneous PGA and LPGA win for the first time in five years, since Im Sung-jae and Ko Jin-young achieved the feat in 2021.

(Video Editing: Hwang Ji-young)
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