Jang Yubin, "Look forward to your changes in May"
Jang Yubin, "Look forward to your changes in May"
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2025 is the year of the Blue Snake Year. It is also called the Year of the Green 蛇. The snake symbolizes wisdom, change and leap forward. It means a new beginning due to its characteristics of taking off its skin. This year, there are golfers who are not complacent but are looking higher. Some golfers are leaving Korea for the U.S., Japan, and Asia. This is the determination of the players to become the best in the next year.
There is a golfer who spent the busiest month of last month. He is Jang Yoo-bin, the "hope of Korean men's golf." As the winner of the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour, he was scheduled to take the final round of the qualifying tournament (QT) held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the U.S., but changed his mind. He changed his direction to LIV Golf, giving up the last hurdle to enter the stage that he dreamed of. "I'm sure many people were surprised by the unexpected news. I've been working hard to achieve my dream of entering the PGA Tour, but after a lot of thought, I decided to take on a new challenge in LIV Golf," Jang said.
Zhang Yu-bin is the "greatest player in Korean men's golf." Born in 2002, she won the gold medal in the men's team event at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. She has garnered three KPGA Tour wins by winning the Gunsan CC Open for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024. She boasts long shots that measure 184 centimeters in height. She also received the grand prize points (8002 points) and prize money (1.12 billion won or 89 million U.S. dollars) last year, as well as the average par (69.41 pars), the Top 10 Finish Award (11 times), the Long Shot Award (3111.35 yards) and the Skills Development Award. She became the first KPGA tour to win six gold medals.
LIV Golf did not just look at Jang with a bright future. On March 11, Jang announced his official entry into LIV Golf. He became the first Korean player to join LIV Golf. "I was offered the opportunity in mid-November last year. I started to think about everything," Jang said. "The biggest reason I decided to join LIV Golf is that I will have a chance to compete with world-class players starting next year. The massive prize money also contributed," he said in a candid interview.
Jang will play in the league as a member of the Iron Head team this year. Korean-Americans Kevin Na of the U.S., Danny Lee of New Zealand, and Jinichiro Kozuma of Japan belong to the team. "I played with Kevin Na and Danny Lee at the Saudi International last month. They were all amazing, and the atmosphere was great throughout their play," he said. "As it is my first year in the golf league, I think I will be able to achieve an excellent team performance if I adapt well."
She also expressed her expectations for LIV Golf. LIV Golf is full of world-class stars including major champions Jon Rahm of Spain, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson of the U.S., Bubba Watson of the U.S., and Cameron Smith of Australia. "It is true that we have fear and anxiety in the process of finding a new path," Chang said. "I don't think there is only one way to become the best player in the world."
We are thoroughly preparing to adapt ourselves to LIV Golf. With the help of All That Sports, Jang's management company, she is aiming to succeed in a new stage. She departed for Las Vegas in Nevada on April 4. She had dinner with Kevin Na and Nam Young-woo there. She will move to Palm Springs, California on May 10. It is the Iron Head team's training site. She will prepare for Riyadh, the first LIV Golf competition to be held in Saudi Arabia for three days from February 6.
LIV Golf is hosting 14 events this year. LIV Golf Korea will be held from May 2 to May 4 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Course Korea in Songdo, Incheon. It is the first LIV Golf Championship held in Korea 먹튀검증. "I will show great performances even at LIV Golf. I want to show you my best performance at the Korean event in May," Jang said. "The LIV Golf League will end in August. I plan to participate in the Asian Tour International Series and the KPGA Tour from September."
Jang's last dream is to play in the PGA Tour, his best stage. Currently, LIV Golf and the PGA Tour are in the process of merging. If the relationship between the two groups improves, more diverse paths could be opened. "I haven't given up on my dream of becoming a PGA Tour player. If I have a chance someday, I want to work on the PGA Tour. I am excited about new challenges and look forward to it. Please give me a lot of support."