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World No. 3 Yoo Hae-ran has added a major championship trophy to her collection in Korea.
Having already claimed two victories at major tournaments on the LPGA Tour this season, Yoo took the title at the 26th HiteJinro Championship—the final major of the 2024 KLPGA season—held at Blue Heron Golf Club (par 72) in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, on October 4. The total purse for the event was 1.5 billion KRW.
Yoo carded four birdies and one bogey for a round of 3-under par, ending with a total score of 4-under-par 284 to secure the championship. She comfortably defeated runners-up Kim Min-sol and Kim Min-joo, who both finished at even-par 288, by a four-stroke margin.
Yoo Hae-ran is teeing off at the 4th hole in the 4th round of the 26th Hite Jinro Championship. Provided by KLPGA
View original imageAppearing on the Korean tour for the first time in two years and two months, since the Jeju Samdasoo Masters in August 2024, Yoo captured her sixth career KLPGA Tour victory. She earned 270 million KRW in prize money for her win.
This season, Yoo won the major tournaments KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the Amundi Evian Championship on the LPGA Tour. This marks her first major win on the KLPGA Tour.
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Kim Min-sol added 142.5 million KRW to bring her season earnings to a record-breaking 1,529.97 million KRW—the highest in a single season on the KLPGA Tour. Lee Ji-hyun finished fourth (1-over-par 289), while Lee Da-yeon, Choi Ye-bon, Kim Seo-jeong, and Seo Eo-jin tied for fifth place (2-over-par 290).
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