'Second place' Lee Tae-hoon is a male Taehoon Lee in LIV. "Thanks to the strong support of the sponsor, I will try to win once again."

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Taehoon Lee (36, Woori Financial Group), a sensation in LIV Golf, will compete in the fifth LIV Golf South Africa tournament of the season and try to win for the first time. After the Singapore competition, Taehoon Lee moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, via Changi Airport on the evening of the 15th (Korean time) and began preparing for the tournament, which will open on the 19th.

Taehoon Lee finished second at the previous LIV Golf Singapore competition, continuing its upward trend to rank 148th in the world and 7th in the individual points ranking of LIV Golf. In particular, this achievement proved its competitiveness with world-class players by recording the best performance among wild card players in LIV golf history.

At the Singapore Games, Taehoon Lee entered overtime with a 14-under 274 total to tie Bryson DeChambeau of the U.S., but missed a par putt of about 90 centimeters on the first hole of the 18th hole to finish the tournament in second place.

Taehoon Lee, who unfortunately missed the championship in Singapore, said through his management company All That Sports, "Last year, I had a difficult time continuing my tour life without a sponsor. I have contacted several places since passing the LIV promotion as No. 1, but it was not easy to find a sponsor who believed in my potential, he said. "I am very grateful that Woori Financial Group believed in my potential and potential and signed a sponsorship contract with the victory of the 2025 Woori Financial Championship."

"Thanks to the strong support, I was able to focus more on preparing and training for the game, and I think that power led to the result of this tournament," he added. "It is also positive that my golf continues to develop as I steadily recorded under par every round."

This season, Taehoon Lee said, "I think I can try to win again because I have a good overall shot sense and condition. "I will focus on every shot and show you a good performance," he said. "My goal this season is to achieve the top three individual points in the individual point rankings and secure as many opportunities as possible to participate in major tournaments."

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