"Probably a sensation." Kim Min-soo said, "My dream is to enter the PGA Tour... Let's meet McIlroy."
"Probably a sensation." Kim Min-soo said, "My dream is to enter the PGA Tour... Let's meet McIlroy."
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Amateur national team Kim Min-soo (17, broadcasting and telecommunications high school) showed his full potential on the first day of the DB Insurance Promy Open, the opening game of the 2025 season of the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour, where he participated as a recommended player.
Kim Min-soo tied for fifth with a 3-under 68 in the first round of the tournament held at Laviebel Golf and Resorton Old Course (par 71) in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province on Thursday. He is only two strokes behind Kim Min-soo (35) and Kwon Sung-hoon (22), who tied for first with a 5-under 66.
Kim Min-soo, who practiced more than usual while preparing for this year's event, made a bogey at the 10th hole (par 4), his first hole, probably due to nervousness, but garnered a birdie at the 13th hole (par 4) to keep his pars throughout the first half. Kim, who gained confidence, flew higher from the second half. He garnered birdies in succession at the 1st and 2nd holes (par 5), and tied for third at one point by making stepping-stone birdies at the 4th and 6th holes (par 4). It was regrettable that the bogey at the 7th hole (par 3) cut the flow.
Kim Min-soo, who finished the last game in the first round, said, "It wasn't such a good start, but I think the two holes worked out well at the beginning of the second half," adding, "Thanks to my father's help to hit calmly next to me, I think I finished it not bad with a feeling that I wasn't too greedy."
Kim Min-soo is the strongest man in men's amateur golf. He lifted the trophy in three competitions hosted by the Korea Golf Association (KGA), including the 70th Korea Amateur Golf Championship, last year's amateur national title competition, and acquired the national title of his dream. Ahead of this season when he is ranking No. 1 in men's rankings, he has also acquired a strong sponsor called Shinhan Financial Group.
This is the third time that he has competed with KPGA Tour players. "When I see professionals who are good at this, I look forward to more than two moves," said Kim Min-soo, who experienced two first-division tours last year. "I learned a lot from watching them think about the next play after hitting the ball." "This is my second day of the course, and I think I got it now, so I want to play harder on the second day."
Kim Min-soo's ultimate goal, who started golf in the fourth grade of elementary school, is to advance to the PGA Tour. "When I started golfing, I thought I wanted to play on the PGA Tour," he said with a smile. "I developed my dream by watching the wins of players such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffrey on the broadcast." Kim Min-soo, who also watched Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) win the Masters Tournament, which ended on the 14th, vowed, "I will work harder until the day I play with McIlroy on the PGA Tour comes." 온라인카지노