‘Screen golf powerhouse’ Kim Hong-taek shows off in the opening game of the KPGA Tour

'Screen golf powerhouse' Kim Hong-taek 

A total of 12 wins in screen golf competitions 3 strokes behind the leader

Hongtaek Kim, who reigns as the strongest player in the screen golf competition, energetically opened the opening match of the 2024 season of the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Tour.

Kim Hong-taek recorded 7 under par 64 strokes with 1 eagle, 7 birdies, and 2 bogeys in the first round of the DB Insurance Promy Open held at the Raviebel Country Club Old Course (par 71) in Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do on the 11th and was at the top of the leaderboard. I put my name up.

The gap with Sangpil Yoon, who hit a course record of 10 under par and 61 strokes, is 3 strokes.

Kim Hong-taek has not reached the top since winning the KPGA Tour Busan Open in 2017, but he is a player who is making a name for himself in the G Tour, a screen golf competition. He tied for the record for most wins with 12 wins, including winning the G Tour last November.

Kim Hong-taek, who has participated in screen golf competitions since 2013, said, "There are some similarities and differences between actual practice in the field and screen golf on machines, but I will try to take advantage of the same points and apply them to practice."

On the competition course, where rain fell on the first day of the competition and the green became soft, Kim Hong-taek captured his first eagle of the season on the par 5, 5th hole.

Kim Hong-taek laughed, saying, "I took my second shot with a 3-iron with 240 meters left, and when I got up on the green, I found it was 1.2 meters from the hole. My second shot was not on target, but I was lucky and caught an eagle."

Kim Hong-taek, who has an 8-month-old daughter, said, "After having a baby, the amount of practice decreased because I had to worry about raising children," but added, "As I practiced regularly, the quality of my practice got better."

Kim Hong-taek, who visited the media center for the first time in a long time after appearing at the press conference when he won the championship in 2017, said, "I will achieve good results in the remaining rounds and come to the media center every day," and expressed his determination, "I will continue to attack the course with aggressive play." 토토