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| Lim Sung-jae rose to the top in the first round of the PGA Tour Sentry Tournament of Champions held on the 8th (Korean time). © AFP=News1 |
Lim Seong-jae (23, CJ Logistics) was tied for third place on the first day of the’Wang Jung King’ competition in which the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Champions participate.
Lim Seong-jae in the first round of the PGA Tour Century Tournament of Champions ($6.7 million in prize money) held at the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course (par 73, 7596 yards) in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, USA on the 8th (Korean time), 7 birdies and 1 bogie He tied him and recorded 67 strokes at a 6-under par.
Lim Sung-jae was tied for third place, two shots behind co-leaders Justin Thomas and Harris English (US, 8 under par). Nick Cayler (Canada), Sergio Garcia (Spain), Patrick Reed (USA), and others, lined up with Lim Seong-jae.
The’Sentry Tournament of Champions’ is a tournament in the nature of’king of kings’ in which the winners of the PGA Tour of the previous season compete.
However, not many competitions were held in the aftermath of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) last year, so this year, athletes participating in the 2020 Tour Championship (within the 30th ranked FedEx Cup ranking) will also compete together. A total of 42 people participated.
Lim Seong-jae obtained the right to participate in this tournament with his first PGA Tour victory at the Honda Classic in March last year.
Lim Seong-jae played almost perfect on this day except for the 8th hole (par 3). The green hit rate was 83.33% and the fairway landing rate was also 80%.
In particular, catching birdies for 5 holes from hole 10 to hole 14 in a row was the highlight of the day.
Im Seong-jae, who was on the rise, was disappointed that he missed a short birdie putt on the 15th hole (par 5). Buddy Putt on the 18th hole (par 5) also returned from the hole cup.
On this day, English scored 8 under par 65 with 1 Eagle, 7 Birdies and 1 Bogie, leading jointly. Thomas finished in the lead on the first day by playing flawless play, catching only 8 birdies without looking.
On the other hand, Dustin Johnson (USA), the number one in the world rankings, was tied for 30th (2nd under par).