Lee Seung-min (26), an autistic developmentally disabled golfer, will participate in the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open on his own.
Seung-min Lee will play with Hyun-seo Park (23) and Seong-gwan Lee (33) from 8:30 a.m. in the first hole at the tournament held at Cosmos Lynx in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do for four days starting on the 14th.
Seungmin Lee, who became the first person with level 3 autism and developmental disability to qualify as a KPGA tour pro in 2017, became the first champion of the US Adaptive Open hosted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 2022, creating an opportunity to change the perception of autism and developmental disability. .먹튀검증
Seungmin Lee, who has participated in 9 competitions this year as a recommended player, passed the cut at the Golfzon Open in Jeju and advanced to the finals at the KB Financial Live Championship, breaking his personal best score with a tie for 37th place. Seung-min Lee, who earned 78.75 points in two competitions, earned 83.75 re-ranking points in the first half of the year, ranked 39th among those eligible for re-ranking, and secured his own right to participate in this competition.
Those eligible for re-ranking range from 21st in the 2023 season KPGA Korean Tour category (2nd to 10th in the previous year’s KPGA Srixon Tour combined rankings) to 24th (QT finalist). Lee Seung-min tied for 83rd in last year’s ‘KPGA Korean Tour QT’. By posting good grades, he was placed on the waiting list for seeding in the 2023 season.
Seungmin Lee said, “I am very happy to participate in the KPGA Korean Tour on my own. “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who gave me the opportunity to participate in the competition,” he said. “I will repay the support I received by achieving good results in the remaining competitions.”