Sung Yu-jin (23) won the lucky title in the heavy rain.
Sung Yu-jin won the KLPGA Tour S-Oil Championship on the 5th at Elysian Jeju Country Club (par 72) in Jeju, Jeju, with a total of 12-under 204 in the third round. He won 162 million won in prize money by beating Lee Ye-won (20) and Kim Jae-hee (22), who tied for second place. Sung Yu-jin lifted the trophy for the third time in his career and six months since the Doosan Match Play Championship in May.
The S-Oil Championship was ranked by its performance up to the third round the previous day as the final fourth round, which took place on the 5th, was canceled due to heavy rain. The organizing committee decided to end the tournament after suspending the game twice at 11:45 a.m. and 2:09 p.m. At the same time, the trophy went to Sung Yu-jin, who was the leader until the third round.
In the fourth round of the day, Sung Yu-jin seemed to be moving away from the championship as she lost five strokes with one birdie, four bogeys and one double bogey until the 10th hole. However, he was lucky to hold the trophy as the fourth round was canceled due to heavy rain. Kim Jae-hee, who took the sole lead by reducing three shots to the 10th hole in the fourth round, tied for second place and postponed her first victory since her debut to the next opportunity.
Sung Yu-jin said, "I had a really hard day today, but I was so lucky that I thought the sky gave me a gift. I'm happy to win two games of the season," he said. Sung Yu-jin, who pushed ahead with two KLPGA Tour tournaments last month and qualifying for the LPGA Tour qualifying school, also had a nosebleed this morning. Sung Yu-jin, who is attempting to enter the LPGA Tour through the final qualifying round, which starts in Alabama on the 30th (local time), said, "It is a victory that boosts my confidence (Before the final qualifying round.
With this competition, Lee Ye-won has confirmed the top spot in the season's grand prize points (651 points) and prize money (about 1.412 billion won).