Former pitcher Yoon Seok-min ‘7th in 6 matches’… Qualified as a KPGA professional

Yoon Seok-min (38), who retired as a professional baseball pitcher, obtained KPGA (Korea Professional Golf Association) professional qualification after his 7th attempt.

Seok-min Yoon ranked tied for 20th with a total of 6 over par and 148 strokes in Group A of the 2024 1st KPGA Pro Selection Final held at Sol Course (par 71, 7,178 yards) at Solago Country Club in Taean, Chungcheongnam-do on the 23rd and 24th, qualifying as a KPGA Pro (Associate Member). Acquired. Seok-min Yoon expressed his feelings, saying, “I am happier than when I got my first win in my professional baseball debut,” and “I received more cheering and congratulatory calls than then.” 242 people who passed the regional preliminaries and those who were exempted from the preliminaries will participate in the final round of this selection competition. Of the 121 players in Group A and Group B, a total of 50 people (the top 25) will be selected as KPGA pros. Following the Group A match on the 23rd and 24th, the Group B match will be held on the 25th and 26th.

Seok-min Yoon was a right-handed ace who swept four awards and the Most Valuable Player Award in the pitcher category in 2011 during the KIA professional baseball era. After announcing his retirement at the end of 2019, he attempted the KPGA professional selection six times from 2020 to 2022 and failed in all of them. He participated in the KPGA Tour tournament twice as an amateur. He participated as a recommended player in the 2021 Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open and the 2022 SK Telecom Open and missed the cut.

Seok-min Yoon said, “Actually, this was my last challenge at the pro selection, and I am happy to get such a dream-like result.” He added, “I thought it was my last time, so I felt less pressure and felt less nervous. “My determination to play without regrets was effective,” he added. “After retiring from being a professional baseball player, I gained vitality in my life through golf and my goal of becoming a KPGA professional,” he said. “Recently, I am also active in broadcasting activities by commentating on baseball broadcasts. He said, “I will work hard to promote KPGA.”