Ahn Byung-hoon Wins Genesis Championship Extension...with tears in one's eyes

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Ahn Byung-hoon, an active player on the U.S. stage, lifted the tearful trophy on his first outing in Korea in five years.

Until the extra time with Kim Joo-hyung, they had a breathtaking game.

This is reporter Cho Eun-ji.

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Kim Joo-hyung was by far the most powerful player in the championship group.The long putt

also caught a thrilling birdie, and the iron stuck to the pin like an awl.Kim Joo-hyung, who reduced five strokes in the fourth round of

, but par 5, last hole,
While Ahn Byung-hoon, who was one stroke behind, dropped a difficult downhill birdie putt into the hole cup, Kim Joo-hyung's uphill birdie putt, which will confirm the champion, turned around the hole cup, and the match between the two entered into an extension.

While Kim Joo-hyung, who was aiming for the extension, made an approach mistake in tension and collapsed on his own, Ahn Byung-hoon quietly grabbed the victory.

The tee shot was slightly shaken, but he became the "last winner" by making a birdie with a stable finish.

Ahn Byung-hoon won his second DP World Tour trophy in nine years since the 2015 BMW Championship, winning $680,000 in prize money and 950 million won in our money.Ahn Byung-hoon, who gave a big hug to Kim Joo-hyung who played a "goodwill competition" in

, shed tears in front of his family.

My eyes became moist as I hugged my mother, Zhao Zemin, a gold medalist in table tennis, and I cried like a child in my grandmother's arms.

[Ahn Byung-hoon / Professional golfer: I'm so thankful that I won in front of my grandmother. Since you've raised me up to now, it's almost. My parents are here, too. I think it's a very thankful week.]

On his first trip to his home country in five years, Ahn Byung-hoon achieved the "beauty of the end" in the cloud crowd, showing his temperament of hitting his second shot with a driver and even a sophisticated computer putt.

[Ahn Byung-hoon / Professional golfer: I think it's been almost 10 years since I won in Korea. I think it's been a very thankful year to receive the trophy in the last match as a bonus.]

Kim Hong-taek is the only Korean player in the top 10 with a joint ninth place and qualified for the Genesis Scottish Open next year.

I'm Jo Eun Ji of YTN.

editing video;Han Su-min