Sung A-jin, 19, of Hite Jinro has claimed her second KLPGA Dream Tour title of the season.
Sung lifted the trophy at the 17th round of the 2026 KLPGA Dream Tour, held Tuesday at Phoenix Country Club (par 71, 6,363 yards) in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province. The event carried a purse of 70 million won ($52,200) and a winner's prize of 10.5 million won. Sung beat Kim Gyu-bin2 in a six-hole playoff after both finished regulation play tied at 7-under 135.
Sung opened with a 2-under 69 in the first round, carding three bogeys and five birdies to sit in a tie for 12th. She then rallied in the second round with a 5-under 66 to climb into a share of the lead. In the sixth playoff hole, the par-4 18th, Kim Gyu-bin2 made a triple bogey while Sung closed with a par to secure her second Dream Tour trophy of the season.
Sung, a member of the national team in 2025, won her first event on the KLPGA Jump Tour after joining the tour as an associate member in 2026, then moved up to the Dream Tour. She lifted the winner's trophy again Tuesday, following her victory in the 12th round earlier this season.
With the win, Sung now shares the lead for most wins on the Dream Tour with Yoo A-hyun, 19, each having captured two titles this season, setting up a race for the season's multi-win title. “I want to compete not only for the Dream Tour money title but also for the multi-win title,” Sung said. “I also hope to post good results at the upcoming 26th Hite Jinro Championship, a KLPGA Tour major and the tour's title sponsor event.”
Elsewhere, Kwon Na-hyun, 20, who shared second place after the first round, finished in a tie for third at 6-under 136 alongside Baek Song, 20, Yoo Da-gyeom, 25, of Segi P&C, and Jung So-yun, 21.
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