Sanghee Lee, Who Conquered Japan, Aims for Victory at the Shinhan Donghae Open

Jointly Hosted by Korea and Japan, Total Prize Money of 1.5 Billion Won
First Victory at the Sansan KBC Augusta Last Month
Aiming for First Domestic Win in Nine Years Since 2017

Japan has been conquered. Now, it's time for the domestic stage.

Sanghee Lee will participate in the 42nd Shinhan Donghae Open, an event featuring top golfers from Korea and Japan. The tournament will be held at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Songdo, Incheon, from September 10 to 13.

The Shinhan Donghae Open was established in 1981, led by the late Hee Gun Lee, Honorary Chairman of Shinhan Bank, and Korean-Japanese golf enthusiasts. It is the country’s longest-running professional golf tournament supported by a single company. This year, the total prize money is 1.5 billion won, with the winner’s prize set at 300 million won. Starting this year, both the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA) Tour and the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) will co-host the event.

Sanghee Lee made history on August 30 at the JGTO’s Sansan KBC Augusta (total prize money: 100 million yen), held at Keya Golf Club (par 72) in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He lifted his first championship trophy in his 13th year since debuting on the JGTO in 2013. After finishing runner-up eight times on the JGTO, he finally claimed his first win.

Sanghee Lee earned his first professional win in his rookie year at the NH Nonghyup Open after joining the KPGA Tour in 2011. He went on to claim victories at the 2012 SBS Happiness KPGA Championship, the 2016 SK Telecom Open, and the 2017 GS Caltex Maekyung Open.

Building on the momentum from his first win of the season in Japan, Sanghee Lee is determined to continue his winning streak at home. He said, "I now have four wins in total on the KPGA Tour. My goal is to add another title in Korea," and added, "I haven’t won in Korea since 2017, but I’ll do my best to ride this positive momentum and achieve a good result at the Shinhan Donghae Open."

This tournament has another highlight. Golfers competing in the golf event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games later this month will also participate. Korea's Seonghyeon Kim and Doyeop Moon, along with Japan’s Kazuki Higa, are set to play. Their rivalry is expected to make for an exciting contest.

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