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Jang Hee-min (24, DB Insurance) unfortunately missed the Korean Professional Association (KPGA) Winter Tour title after a close game of overtime.
Jang Hee-min tied for second with Shotaro Wada (30, Japan) in the final match of the "2026 KPGA 1st JP Lifestyle Winter Tour" held at the Mines Golf & Resort Championship Course (par 71, 6,780 yards) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 25th.
Jang Hee-min, who finished the final round with a total of 9 under par 133, entered overtime with Edven Inhawk Hong (24, Malaysia) and Wada.
After five extra innings, Edmen won the championship truffy at home. Following this, Ko Tae-wan (34) ranked fourth with a final total of 6-under 136. Sharifuddin Arifin (35, Malaysia) finished fifth with a 5-under 137 overall.
The tournament was held for the first time in Malaysia for two days from January 24 to 25. A special daily score award was also given to players who recorded the lowest number of hits in the round based on one day during the finals.
Shotaro Wada recorded a 6-under 65 for the lowest shot in the first round, and Jang Hee-min wrote a 4-under 67 in the final round, taking 500,000 won in each cash for injuries.
It is also true that the weather was very hot during the main competition and it was difficult, said Jang Hee-min, who tied for second place and recorded the highest performance among Korean players. But I tried to focus only on the play as much as possible because all the players played in the same environment," he said.
"I've been doing off-season training since early January, and I think I've been able to check to some extent what I've trained at this competition, so I'm getting a lot of things. It's a pity that I didn't get a chance in overtime. However, I will make up for the shortcomings and show you more advanced performance in the upcoming regular tour," he said.
Meanwhile, the KPGA Winter Tour Series, which successfully completed its first hosting in Malaysia, will continue its journey with the '2026 KPGA MY Munyeong Winter Tour 1st and 2nd Competitions' to be held at Phoenix Gold Bangkok SOUTH and WEST Course (par 70, 7,080 yards) in Bangkok, Thailand, starting with the preliminary round on February 2.
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