Hwang Yu-min starts the season in Taiwan, "Training will come to fruition..."My goal for this year is multiple wins"

Hwang Yu-min starts the season in Taiwan, "Training will come to fruition..."My goal for this year is multiple wins"

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"I focused on short games and wedge shots during winter training. I want to see if they show good results in real games."

Hwang Yoo-min, the "Assault Captain," expressed his determination ahead of the first competition of the 2025 season. Hwang Yoo-min will participate in the LPGA Foxconn Players Championship (total prize money of $1.5 million) at Orient Golf and Country Club in Taiwan on the 27th.

After arriving in Taiwan on Monday, Hwang started to adjust to the course by looking back at the practice round. "I experience and learn new things by participating in overseas tours," Hwang told the Daily. "I'm excited and have high expectations as I'm going to play in Taiwan for the first time." "It will be a good opportunity to experience real games ahead of the first KLPGA tour that starts in Thailand in mid-March. Above all, I'm glad that the prize money has increased more than last year."

Small size, powerful long shot...The first popularity award for "Unexpected Side"

Having gained recognition by competing for the championship title at the KLPGA Tour since she was an amateur, she made her debut on the regular tour in 2023 and secured one win last year to rank fourth in the prize money list. She had only won once, but she finished second four times, especially in major competitions, and achieved good performances in major competitions, exceeding 1 billion won in prize money for the first time in her career.

Hwang Yoo-min's signature move is long hitting. He is smaller than ordinary long hitters who are taller than 170 centimeters in height. Despite his small physique standing 163 centimeters tall and weighing around 50 kilograms, he flew an average of 253.76 yards and ranked fourth in the slugging rankings. Although he still looks like a child, he pursues bold and hot attack golf.
Hwang Yoo-min of "Unexpected Charm" received the KLPGA Tour Popularity Award, which was chosen by fans for the first time last year. "I wanted to win this award at least once," he said. "Golf fans seem to be amazed by my small physique, but I think it's amazing because I hit long balls. I also enjoy watching it because I have more fans than during the rookie season."

Another of his charms is that his emotions are reflected on his face. Golf is often called a mental sport. Many players have no expression like Park In-bee, as they think showing emotions during games adversely affects their performance. Hwang Yu-min is different. He smiles brightly when the economy is in a good shape, but if he makes a mistake, his face turns red.

"That's by no means an advantage," Hwang Yoo-min said. "I try to reduce my emotional ups and downs." He said, "When I can't play golf, I think negatively and dig deep, but the game didn't work out more. On the contrary, I tried to accept it positively, and I think my emotional ups and downs gradually decrease."

"I'm a 'growth character'...""I'm going to go for the LPGA Tour"

Hwang Yoo-min described himself as a "growing character" (character or person who shows continuous growth). "When I was a rookie, I had a lot of errors as I hit the tee shot far away, but in the second year, the range of missed shots decreased," Hwang said. "I improved the accuracy of the tee shot by correcting the swing phenomenon of being pushed to the right during the backswing, fast tempo, and body twisting. I have grown a lot during my two years in the KLPGA tour."

Originally, he planned to take the qualifying series (Q Series) of the LPGA Tour after the 2024 season, but he delayed the challenge by a year because he thought he was not ready. Hwang Yoo-min said, "I had back pain during the season, but it was not completely healed. Since there are still unstable areas of play, I will try to challenge the LPGA Tour by growing and supplementing while playing the KLPGA Tour."

There is only one reason why Hwang Yoo-min is challenging the LPGA tour 먹튀검증. It is because she wants to compete on a stage where the world's strongest players gather. "When I started golfing, I thought it was natural to challenge for the biggest tour in the world," Hwang added.

After completing five weeks of off-season training, Hwang will have his first competition of the season in Taiwan. "I am satisfied because my approach shots have improved, which was my goal during off-season training," Hwang said. "I hope my efforts will come to fruition as it is my first competition after winter training ends. I have won one championship every year, and I want to win multiple titles this year."

Meanwhile, a large number of Korean golfers will participate in the LPGA Foxconn Players Championship. Shin Ji-ae, incumbent legends Hwang Yoo-min, Noh Seung-hee, Yoo Hyun-jo, Lee Dong-eun, Jeong Yoon-ji, Lee Da-yeon, Lee Ga-young, Park Hye-joon, Kim Jae-hee, Han Jin-sun, Moon Jung-min, Choi Min-kyung, Ko Ji-woo and Hong Jung-min will also participate in the race.