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Lee Sang-hee wins first Japan Golf Tour title at Sansan KBC Augusta

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • South Korean golfer Lee Sang-hee won his first Japan Golf Tour title at the Sansan KBC Augusta in Fukuoka.
  • He shot a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 in the final round to finish at 23-under 265, three strokes ahead of Yusaku Hosono.
  • Lee said the victory fulfilled a promise to show a trophy to his father, who died in 2023, after eight previous Japan Tour runner-up finishes.

Lee Sang-hee finally lifted a Japan Golf Tour trophy after eight runner-up finishes on the circuit.

The 34-year-old South Korean closed the Sansan KBC Augusta in Fukuoka with a bogey-free seven-under-par 65. His four-round total of 23-under 265 left him three strokes ahead of Yusaku Hosono and earned him the 20 million yen winner’s prize.

I had eight runner-up finishes on the Japan Golf Tour, so I was disappointed, but I am happy that it finally paid off.

— Lee Sang-heeHe reflected on finally winning after repeatedly finishing second in Japan.

Lee, a four-time winner on the Korean Professional Golf Association Tour, has played in South Korea and Japan since 2013. His previous major success came at the 2017 GS Caltex Maekyung Open in South Korea, and he had not won since then.

After my father died in 2023, I promised that I would show him a trophy. That promise made me fixated on winning, but I can finally go see my father with the trophy.

— Lee Sang-heeLee described the personal significance of his first Japan Tour victory.

The victory carried a personal meaning for Lee. His father died in 2023, and Lee said he had promised to show him a trophy. He said that promise had made him overly fixated on winning, but that he could now take the title to his father.

Lee said he hoped to build on the momentum and pursue more victories, including at the upcoming Shinhan Donghae Open.

I want to continue this good momentum and create more victories.

— Lee Sang-heeHe outlined his hopes after winning the tournament.
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