Second-Year Lee Jeongeun 3 Crowned Senior Tour Money Leader
Two Champions Tour wins and 10 top-10 finishes
Earned 83,779,500 won to finish atop the money list
Hong Jin-joo won twice, including the final event, to finish second on the money list
Lee Jeongeun 3 has been crowned the money leader.
She finished tied for 11th and earned KRW 899,500 at the 2026 KBI Group·Gyeongbuk Construction Association Invitational, the final event of the KLPGA Champions Tour, which concluded on Oct. 28 at Sejong Field Golf Club (par 72, 6,033 yards) in Sanul-dong, Sejong City. Lee Jeongeun 3 won twice this year and finished No. 1 on the money list with KRW 83,779,500.
Lee Jeongeun 3 delivered a consistently strong performance this season, recording 10 top-10 finishes, including victories at the fourth event of the Dong-A Membership Group Champions Tour and the ninth event of the Point Designated Driver Champions Tour, as well as two runner-up finishes and two third-place finishes. She put behind her the disappointment of finishing second on last season's money list.
Lee Jeongeun 3 won the money title on the KLPGA 2026 Champions Tour. Photo provided by KLPGA.
View original image"I'm absolutely delighted and happy to have won twice in my second year on the Champions Tour and to cap it off by being crowned the money leader," Lee Jeongeun 3 said. "I think I was able to post good results because my putting felt better than last year," she added with a broad smile. "Now that the season is over, I plan to rest and then work on my fitness. I'll give it my all as I aim to win the Champions Tour money title for the second consecutive year," she said.
Hong Jin-joo finished second on the money list. She won twice this year, including victories at the second event of the Champions Classic and the season finale. She earned KRW 10.5 million for her win that day, bringing her season total to KRW 81,485,667.
"I'm delighted to lift the winner's trophy at the season finale," Hong Jin-joo said. "I'm satisfied not only with winning, but also with consistently finishing near the top, including in second or third place, when I didn't reach the very top."
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The Champions Tour offered a wide variety of highlights at every event amid fierce competition this season. Kim Bo-kyung recorded three wins, while Lee Jeongeun 3, Hong Jin-joo, Choi Hye-jeong and Bae Gyeong-eun each won twice.
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