2024-05-27 10:01:44
Choi Sang-ho (69), often known as the ‘residing legend’ of the Korea Skilled Golf Affiliation (KPGA), will take part within the KPGA Championship.
On the twenty seventh, the KPGA Tour formally introduced, “Sang-ho Choi, the document holder for essentially the most wins on the tour, will take part within the 67th KPGA Championship as a previous champion.”
This yr’s KPGA Championship will open on June 6 on the A-One Nation Membership in Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do. The overall prize cash will likely be elevated by 100 million received in comparison with final yr, reaching 1.6 billion received, the most important ever.
Choi Sang-ho, who received the KPGA Championship six occasions prior to now (1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994), additionally accomplished his utility to take part.
Choi Sang-ho is a ‘residing legend’ who continues to be energetic after making his tour debut in 1978. He received a whopping 43 occasions, beginning with the Yeoju Open in 1978 and ending with the Maekyung Open in 2005.
Choi Sang-ho has essentially the most wins on the tour, with 23 extra wins than Park Nam-shin (66, 20 wins), who ranks second in essentially the most wins class.
After profitable the Maekyung Open in 2005, he has been energetic within the Champions Tour (senior tour for these over 50 years previous) since 2006.
He continued his achievements with 15 wins within the senior division and 11 wins within the grand senior division for these over 60 years previous.
Choi Sang-ho, whose KPGA Tour profession ended after the GS Caltex Maekyung Open in Might of final yr, continues his tour document once more after a yr by taking part on this match. It has been 9 years since 2015 that the crew participated within the KPGA Championship.
If Choi Sang-ho succeeds in passing the minimize on this competitors, he will likely be 69 years, 5 months, and three days previous, breaking Kim Jong-deok’s (63-year-old) document for the oldest particular person to go the minimize (62 years, 5 days).
If he wins the championship, he will likely be on par with advisor Jang-sang Han (84) for essentially the most wins within the KPGA Championship (7 occasions). As well as, Choi Kyung-joo breaks the KPGA Tour’s document of being the oldest winner (54 years previous).
Choi Sang-ho mentioned, “I’ve already determined to take part, so I’ve to carry out at my finest,” and added, “I could also be missing in bodily power in comparison with youthful gamers, however I’ll showcase the expertise and potential of a veteran.”
Reporter Kim Gained-geun photograph supplied by KPGA
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2024-05-27 10:01:44