Jin Hongtai’s extended victory over the Daily Economic Daily Open to achieve his first Asian tour championship

On May 5th, Beijing time, South Korean golfer Hongtaek Kim finally proved that he also has the strength of a simulator king on the golf course. He was fearless of the heavy rain from the South Seoul Country Club today and fought to the first hole of the extended game, winning a 4-foot bumper push, defeating Thai player Chonlatit Chuenboonngam, winning the GS Gardner Daily Economic News Open, and winning his first Asian Tour championship in his professional career.

Jin Hongtai, who is now 30 years old, is a star in the Korean golf simulator industry. He has won 11 simulator competitions and is known as the king of screens. Entering the final round of the GS Gardner Daily Economic Daily Open, the continuous heavy rain almost soaked everyone, and the championship race became increasingly suspenseful. Before departure, Jin Hongtai, who was 54 holes behind the lead Junghwan Lee by three strokes, put in the effort in the final stage and won four of his six birdies between holes 13 and 17. He only swallowed two bogies and one double bogey, hitting 69 strokes (-2), and together with Chun Pengnan, who handed over 71 strokes, he achieved a total score of 274 strokes (-10), tying for first place with a two strokes advantage. He needs to return to first place. Engage in an extended match on hole 18.

In the first add hole race, Chun Pengnan left a 25 foot putt on his third shot, but failed to save and swallowed a 4-foot Baiji putt. Subsequently, Jin Hongtai seized his opportunity and won his third Korean Tour championship and a prize of $221231 with a 4-foot bumper push, while also achieving a breakthrough in his career as a Asian Tour champion.

Jin Hongtai jokingly said, “There is a misunderstanding here – I’m just good at playing golf simulators. I resolved this misunderstanding today. I believe that golf simulators have actually given me a lot of help, and participating in competitions on golf simulators can help alleviate anxiety.”

After losing in the extension of last year’s international series in Thailand, Chun Pengnan once again lost in the extension of the GS Caltex Daily Economic Daily Open, ranking second in the Asian Tour. The 25-year-old Thai player said, “Today was very difficult. Everything was difficult, and I kept working hard to keep my grip dry, but I was still very happy with the performance throughout the game. In other rounds of matches, I had some good luck, being able to hit the ball straight into the hole and cut the ball into the hole. Since the beginning of last year, I have changed my swing a bit, and I have been working hard to hone my swing. Now, I feel like my skills have come back.”

Canadian Korean player Richard T. Lee hit 71 strokes and finished third with a total score of 276 strokes (-8).

Next, the Asian Tour will host the Keelung Korea Open from June 20th to 23rd, with defending champions being American Korean player Steve Seungsu Han.