Shin Sang-hoon (24), who passed the cut at the bottom of the cut and hit 16-under in the 3rd and 4th rounds, and decorated his first championship with a double victory, revealed his ambition to advance to the American Professional Golf Association (PGA).
Shin Sang-hoon, who won the KPGA Championship on the 12th with a final total of 17-under 267, said in an interview after the game, “After going to the CJ Cup last year, I have a dream of going on the PGA Tour again.” I was planning to participate in the PGA 2nd Konferi Tour, but I ended up winning.”
Shin Sang-hoon, who participated in the CJ Cup on the PGA Tour last year with 8th place in Genesis points, not only passed the cut but also finished the tournament in a tie for 64th with an 8-under 280 stroke, raising expectations for the PGA Tour.
Shin Sang-hoon, whose role model is Tiger Woods, is said to be strengthening his will to advance to the PGA by seeing his same-age friend Kim Seong-hyeon (24) who is active in the PGA.
Shin Sang-hoon said, “When I saw Seong-hyeon doing an active part on the PGA Tour, rather than thinking ‘envy’, I thought that if I work as hard as Sung-hyun, I can advance to the PGA.” He said, “I want to become a player who continues to challenge.
I will become a player who does not stay in one place and rises whenever an opportunity arises.”
Shin Sang-hoon is considered a player with strict self-management due to the strong motivation of Kim Seong-hyun.
He said, “The most important thing to me is taking care of my body.” He said, “I can focus on the game when there is no pain.
That’s why I’ve been paying the most attention to taking care of my body since I was little.”
He continued, “Even if you play during practice, there are pitches that you don’t try because of the strong pressure in practice.
In particular, before participating in the Korn Ferry Tour, I plan to focus on practice to increase distance and improve shot accuracy.
Shin Sang-hoon said, “I didn’t think my shot distance was insufficient at the KPGA, but when I played in the CJ Cup last year, there was a difference not only in distance but also in shot accuracy. .
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