![Sadom Kaewkanjana [photo credit: Korea Golf Association]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/54543843700_ffe8ceb18d_c-400x200.jpg)
Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana secured a hard-fought victory at the 2025 Kolon Korea Open, ending a three-year title drought and earning a coveted spot in The Open at Royal Portrush.
![Songgyu Yoo [photo credit: Korea Golf Association]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/KKO24-R3-Songgyu-Yoo-032-400x200.jpg)
Korean golfer Songgyu Yoo captured the halfway lead at the Kolon Korea Open with a composed 67, outpacing Thai contenders Poom Saksansin and Sadom Kaewkanjana on a punishing Dunes Course.
![Yujun Jung watches a tee shot during his bogey-free 65 at La Vie Est Belle Golf Club. [photo credit: Korea Golf Association]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/54536954369_9100b25e87_o-400x200.jpg)
Korean qualifier Yujun Jung fired a flawless six-under-par 65 to seize the first-round lead at the 2025 Kolon Korea Open, held for the first time at La Vie Est Belle Golf Club.