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Kim Ji-hyun picked up her first win of the season at the Asiana Airlines Open at Weihai Point Hotel & Resort in Shandong, China on Sunday. The golfer started out her season strong, and was consistently scoring well enough.
 
Kim, who started the final round with a one shot lead, started strong with back-to-back birdies on the first two holes. Bogeys on the par-4 seventh and par-3 13th allowed Cho Jeong-min to tie for the lead until the par-5 16th.
 
Kim made her move on the par-3 17th, making a four-meter long birdie putt to take back her sole lead at 11 under par. And, after finishing the last hole with a par, Kim won the tournament without heading into a sudden death playoff.
 

Kim Ji-hyun and her road to the KLPGA Victory

 
She made her KLPGA Tour debut in 2011. She won the golf tournament each in the 2012 and 2013 seasons and then went winless for almost four years. She finally picked up her third win in Jeju last year but had once again struggled to continue her form until Sunday.
 
Though Kim has been struggling to get another win, she has been a consistent player. In fact, she has not missed a single cut in the 14 tournaments that she competed in this season. It makes her one of the top favorites for sports bettors who bet on golf. Her consistent rank and skill, of course, makes her a crowd favorite as well.
 
This is Kim’s fourth KLPGA Tour victory and her first win in 13 months, since June last year. With the win, Kim took home the total prize money of 140 million won ($125,600). Kim is now ranked seventh on the KLPGA Tour’s 2018 money ranking and 12th in the Player of the Year point standing.
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