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Jang Eun-su Wins First Title After 10 Years Since Debut... 'Tears of 14-Under' After 187th Challenge Comes to an End

In his 10th year as a professional and his 187th tournament, he finally reached the top. Jang Eun-soo (28, Goodbins) carded a 3-under 69 in the final round of the tournament held on the 9th at Teddy Valley Golf and Resort (par 72) in Seogwipo, Jeju, recording a final total of 14-under 274 to claim h

Jonghoon Jeong
Staff Reporter
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Jang Eun-su Wins First Title After 10 Years Since Debut... 'Tears of 14-Under' After 187th Challenge Comes to an End
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In his 10th year as a professional and his 187th tournament, he finally reached the top. Jang Eun-soo (28, Goodbins) carded a 3-under 69 in the final round of the tournament held on the 9th at Teddy Valley Golf and Resort (par 72) in Seogwipo, Jeju, recording a final total of 14-under 274 to claim his first career victory.

Three birdies without a single bogey were enough for the win. Jang Eun-soo finished as the sole leader after a one-stroke battle with Kang Chae-yeon (23, Pacific Links Korea) and Moon Jung-min (24, Dongbu Construction). Since making his debut on the regular tour in 2016, he had gone winless across 186 tournaments. During that span, he had to settle for runner-up finishes three times and top-10 placements on only 21 occasions. It was the fruit of perseverance.

The early momentum was not entirely smooth. After finishing the first round in a tie for 30th with a 1-under 71, Jang rebounded to a share of ninth by shaving off five strokes in the second round, then carded a 5-under in the third round to apply pressure within one stroke of leader Kang Chae-yeon. In the final round, even amid howling winds, he remained unshaken. After opening the floodgates with his first birdie on the 3rd hole (par 3), he marched on with a string of par saves, then grabbed additional birdies on the 14th (par 3) and 16th (par 4) holes to surge into the sole lead. On the final 18th hole (par 4), he faced a crisis when his tee shot landed in a bunker, but he calmly placed his second shot on the green to seal the victory.

Moon Jung-min carded eight birdies against just one bogey on the final day to finish at 13-under 275. After a furious charge that brought her to the top of the leaderboard, she had to settle for runner-up, one stroke behind Jang Eun-soo. Kang Chae-yeon, who had held the lead through the second and third rounds, was halted in her pursuit after a bogey on the 12th hole (par 4) and finished the tournament tied for second alongside Jang and Moon. Seo Eo-jin (25, Daebuilding) and Kim Min-ju (24, Samcheondelivery) both carded 12-under 276 to share fourth place.

Jonghoon Jeong
Staff Reporter

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