Jeong Chanmin's 9-Under-Par Surge... 'Long-Drive Show' with Drives Up to 359.72 Yards

The Charity Classic: Jeong Chanmin Leads by One Stroke After Round 1
Shin Sanghun, Moon Donghyun and Cho Wooyoung Tied for Third
Song Minhyeok in Seventh; Ham Jeongwoo and Kim Hongtaek Tied for Ninth

Jeong Chanmin put on a long-driving show.

In the first round of The Charity Classic, a KPGA Tour event with a total purse of 1 billion won, held on Oct. 15 at Seowon Valley Country Club’s Valley and Seowon courses (par 72) in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, he carded one eagle, eight birdies and one bogey. Jeong fired a 9-under-par 63 to take the top spot on the leaderboard, one stroke ahead of Kim Yeonseop, who shot an 8-under-par 64.

Jung Chan-min hits a tee shot on the third hole during the first round of The Charity Classic. Courtesy of KPGA.

Jeong, one of the tour’s leading long hitters, drove the ball as far as 359.72 yards on the day. He made consecutive birdies on holes 10 and 11, followed by a birdie on the 14th (par 4), then an eagle on the 16th (par 5). After a bogey on the 17th (par 3), he immediately made up the stroke with a birdie on the 18th (par 4). On the back nine, he added four birdies on holes 4, 6, 7 and the final 9th (par 4).

Jeong made his regular-tour debut in 2022. In 2023, he won twice, at the 42nd GS Caltex Maekyung Open and the Golfzon-Toray Open. He also won the Long Drive Award in 2022.

Shin Sanghun, Lee Dongmin, Moon Donghyun and Cho Wooyoung are tied for third at 7-under-par 65, two strokes back. Song Minhyeok and Australia’s Scott Hend are tied for seventh at 6-under-par 66, while Ham Jeongwoo, Kim Hongtaek, Choi Seungbin, Choi Mincheol and Oh Seungtaek are among those tied for ninth at 5-under-par 67 after the first round.

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