"A big history written in a small frame!" Jeju prospect Yang Hyo-jin won the Australian Amateur Masters

"A big history written in a small frame!" Jeju prospect Yang Hyo-jin won the Australian Amateur Masters

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Southern Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia, on the 6th. The final round of the "Australian Amateur Master" held here caught the eyes and ears of viewers with a single drama.
Yang Hyo-jin (18, Namnyeong High School 2), a promising golf player from Jeju, announced the birth of a new star with a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the final round, which started in second place by two strokes.
The final total is 6-under 286. Yang Hyo-jin proudly topped Australia's Elan Skaubrook by two strokes.

■ "A drama that turned the tables" that was made after overcoming the difficulties in the beginning

I was a bit nervous in the beginning. Yang started off with double bogey in the first hole (par 4), and made bogeys in the second and fourth holes (par 5), and lost four pars in an instant. The atmosphere in the stadium was gloomy at the moment, but Yang did not falter.
After shooting a signal of reversal with a birdie on the 5th hole (par 4), he successively made birdies in the 8th hole (par 4) and the 10th and 11th holes (par 5), setting the stage for the reversal.

Yang Hyo-jin, who continued his stable play with consecutive par saves in six holes in the second half of the game, was thrilled to win the upset over Skabrook, who lost four shots on the day.

■ "Winning in Australia means a lot"

"I'm really happy to win the Australian Amateur Masters, Australia's most prestigious amateur tournament," Yang Hyo-jin said in an interview after the game. "It's especially meaningful to win in Australia again a month after performing well at the ISPS Handa Australian Open."
"I want to show good performance on a bigger stage with the victory," he said.

■ Small frame, strong mentality... to be a 'next golf star' condition

Despite her short height of 158 centimeters, Yang Hyo-jin, who plays 220m drive shots on average, is considered to be her biggest weapon with accurate iron shots and strong mentality. Until last year, she was a member of the Korean national team and won an amateur title at the Medi Hill and Hankook Ilbo Championship of the KLPGA Tour, and ranked second at the King of Kings of the KLPGA Dream Tour.
Along with fellow national team players such as Kim Min-sol, Kim Si-hyun and Park Seo-jin, he has consistently distinguished himself in amateur competitions at home and abroad, drawing attention as a rising star to lead the next generation of Korean women's golf.

■ A steep growth... "Will it work on the professional stage?"

Yang Hyo-jin's victory this time is considered to mean even more than victory. It is a valuable achievement in just a month following the runner-up finish at the Malaysian Amateur Open last month, as she has proven her ability to play in international competitions.
Furthermore, it is regarded as a moment that made us look forward to future growth potential while showing competitive potential on the professional stage.

■ Jeju's pride. "Now, I'm going to focus on the world stage"

Announcing Yang Hyo-jin's victory, the Jeju Self-Governing Province Golf Association said, "There are more and more cases of Jeju's golf prospects standing out on the world stage," and added, "We will continue to actively support local players to play on the bigger stage." 스포츠토토

Meanwhile, Yang Hyo-jin will make full-fledged preparations with the goal of advancing into the KLPGA tour. Fans and officials are also looking forward to the possibility of growing into a next-generation star that will boost the status of Korean women's golf on the world stage.

■ "Challenge just started... Now, I'm going to dream bigger"

Yang Hyo-jin finally said, "I think this victory is not the end, but a new beginning," and added, "I will gain more experience and challenge myself on a bigger stage in the future." The challenge has just begun, and the journey is also heralding a new history in Korean women's golf.