South Korean Golfer, Kim In-kyung, Wins at Ladies European Tour in Germany
Kim In-Kyung won the ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters tournament at the Golf Club Hubbelrath located in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Kim defeated Belen Mozo of Spain after scoring a bogey-round of 63 in the final round. She was ahead by five strokes and won 75,000 euros (US$84,270).
Kim became a member of Korean National Team from year 2003-2004. She won Hargray Junior Classic and U.S. Girls' Junior in 2005. While in 2009, Kim won the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. While in 2014, she also won the ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters which is held in England.
Kim started the final round with eight-under, where Mozo was one off lead against her. Kim luckily get three straight birdies from the fifth while Mozo only got hole in one at the par-3 13th combined in four birdies with three bogeys of a 69.
"I did my best on every shot from the first day, and today it just kind of came together with some good putts. I had 26 putts today. Yesterday, I hit the ball as well, but the putts didn't fall," Kim said to LET website.
Furthermore, Kim said that she wanted to go lower than 63 because she had lot of opportunities to win. Kim thanked her South Korean supporters who gave her courage to win the competition.
"It's a totally different feeling because then we played in England and now we're playing in Germany. There is such a big Korean community in Germany. It means a lot to be the only Korean in the field, so I wanted to play well, but you cannot force golf; it's four rounds," Kim said.
Currently, Kim has three wins on Ladies European Tour (LET) and also a three-time defending champion on the U.S. LPGA Tour.