Early 'Rookie of the Year' Clincher Wang Jeung-hun Fires 4 Under in Jeju
Wang Jeung-hun shares the lead with Ok Taehoon in the first round of the season-ending Tour Championship
Kim Mingyu, Jeon Garam, Kim Woohyun and Jeong Hanmil tied for third
Shin Sanghoon and Jeong Chanmin tied for 31st; Jang Yubin tied for 4
Wang Jeonghun, who has clinched this season's Rookie of the Year award, got off to a strong start in Jeju.
On Nov. 5, Wang picked up four birdies without a bogey in the first round of the Tour Championship, the final event of the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) season, at the Valley-Teddy Course (par 72) at Teddy Valley Golf & Resort in Seogwipo, Jeju Island. He carded a 4-under-par 68 to share the lead with Ok Taehoon.
"I'm very satisfied to have played a bogey-free round in such windy conditions. I don't know what the weather will be like over the next three days, but I plan to stay calm even if it remains windy," Wang said.
Wang Jeonghun carded a 4-under-par 68 in the first round of the Tour Championship to move into a tie for the lead. Courtesy of KPGA.
View original imageNeither Wang nor Ok, last year's Genesis Grand Prize winner, can claim the Genesis Grand Prize or the money title even if they win the season's final tournament. The winner of this event will receive 220 million won, and players who finish in the top 10 in the Genesis Grand Prize points standings can earn bonus prize money. Wang currently ranks seventh in the standings, while Ok is 18th.
Kim Minkyu, Jeon Garam, Kim Woohyun and Jung Hanmil are in pursuit, tied for third at 3-under-par 69. Choi Jinho, Kang Kyungnam, Lee Dongmin, Jeon Sunghyun and Kim Junhyeong are among those tied for seventh at 2-under-par 70.
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The players vying for the Genesis Grand Prize and the money title failed to post strong scores. Shin Sanghoon, first in the Genesis Grand Prize points standings, and Jung Chanmin, third, carded 1-over-par 73s and are tied for 31st. Jang Yubin, second in the standings, fell to a tie for 49th at 5-over-par 77. He made a quadruple bogey on the par-5 15th after struggling with his shots.
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