[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = 2021 The main character of’Poppies Pond (Winner’s Pond)’ was Thai Patty Tawatanap (21).
Patti Tawatananap (21, Thailand) was held on the 5th (Korean time) at Rancho Mirage Mission Hills Golf Course (par 72, 6763 yards) in California, USA. Dollar) Reduced 4 strokes to 1 Eagle and 2 Birdies in the 4th round.
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| [서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = Tawata Nap, who unfolded the Poppies Pond Ceremony with the caddy. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] 2021.04.05 [email protected] |
With a final total of 18 under par and 270 strokes, Tawatananain won his first victory over Lidiago by two strokes. The winning prize is 465,000 dollars (about 520 million won).
Immediately after the championship, Tawatananain said in an interview with a local broadcaster, “I never imagined that this moment would come to me. My dream came true.”
As a child, he became a player after watching Tiger Woods’ game, and he won the ANA Inspiration rookie after 37 years since Julie Inster (USA) in 1984. Also, 21 years after Carrie Webb, he won the’Wire to Wire’ championship throughout the ANA tournament.
Korean players have played’Poppies Pond Ceremony’ six times so far. Following Park Ji-eun in 2004, Yoo Sun-young in 2012, In-bi Park in 2013, So-yeon Yoo in 2017, and Jin-young Ko in 2019, Lee Mi-rim in 2020 won the’Korean Player Championship’ for two consecutive years.
In this tournament, Kim Se-young was tied for 3rd place (11 under par), the best performance among Korean players.