‘KPGA’s strongest player with no wins’ Lee Jeong-hwan, 3 consecutive wins in the Descente Match group stage

Four months later, 50-year-old Hwang In-chun defeated defending champion Lee Jae-kyung in the round of 16.

Lee Jeong-hwan, who has not yet won a championship despite ranking first in Genesis Grand Prize points, second in prize money ranking, and first in average stroke in this year's Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Tour, is participating in the Descente Korea Match Play (total prize money of 800 million won). They passed the group stage with 3 consecutive wins.

Lee Jeong-hwan defeated Kang Gyeong-nam by 2 holes in the third round of the group stage of the tournament held at Kingsdale Golf Club (par 72) in Chungju-si, North Chungcheong Province on the 31st.

Lee Jung-hwan, who won all three group stage games, advanced to the round of 16.

Lee Jung-hwan has been hitting the hottest shots since the opening game of this year, placing in the top 4 in all 4 competitions, but was unable to win the championship.

Lee Jung-hwan and Kang Gyeong-nam, who had won two consecutive group stage wins the day before, fought a fierce battle until the last minute.

Lee Jeong-hwan hit consecutive birdies on the 1st and 2nd holes, but Kang Gyeong-nam responded with consecutive birdies on the 3rd and 4th holes.

As Lee Jeong-hwan ran away again with birdies on the 5th and 6th holes, Kang Gyeong-nam brought the game back to square one with birdies on the 12th and 13th holes.

Lee Jeong-hwan took the lead with a birdie on the 14th hole (par 4) and ended the match with a birdie on the 18th hole (par 5).

Kang Gyeong-nam, 43, the first winner of this competition in 2010, attempted to win this competition for the second time in 14 years, but was unable to surpass Lee Jung-hwan.

Lee Jung-hwan said, “As expected, it was a difficult match against a tough opponent.” Kang Gyeong-nam is also Lee Jeong-hwan's middle school senior.

Lee Jung-hwan said, "I am also disappointed that I did not win despite my good performance. I am trying to shake it off. It is something I have to overcome somehow," and added, "I have another chance, so I will try to save it."

Lee Jeong-hwan, who reached the finals in the 2017 competition, expressed confidence, saying, "I have confidence that I can win if I reach the finals this year. I think I'm good at match play."

Lee Jung-hwan will face Kim Jong-hak in the round of 16.

Kim Jong-hak, who participated in this tournament through the preliminaries, defeated No. 1 seed Ham Jeong-woo by two holes in the third round of the group stage, and then won the three-man playoff, including Ham Jeong-woo and Kim Min-hwi, the winner of this tournament in 2018.

Hwang In-chun, who turns 50 on September 26, also advanced to the round of 16 by defeating defending champion Lee Jae-kyung in the playoffs.

Hwang In-chun defeated Yoon Seong-ho in the third game of the group stage, and Lee Jae-kyung lost to Jeong Han-mil and entered the playoffs with 2 wins and 1 loss.

Hwang In-chun meets Asian Games gold medalist Jo Woo-young in the round of 16.

Go Gun-taek, Kim Min-gyu, Heo In-hoe, and Moon Do-yeop also advanced to the round of 16.

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Pub: 03 Jun 2024 02:38 UTC
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