Kepka who’resurrected’ wins the turnaround with two Eagles… 8 wins in total
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Hoon = Lee Kyung Hoon (30) won the championship for the first time since advancing to the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour and won runner-up after competing for the championship throughout the four rounds.
On the 8th (Korean time), Lee Gyeong-hoon caught 4 birdies in the final round of the PGA Tour Waste Management Phoenix Open (total prize money of $7.3 million) held at TPC Scottsdale (par 71) in Scottsdale, Arizona, and reduced 3 strokes. .
Lee Kyung-hoon, who recorded 266 strokes at 18 under par in the fourth round, took second place, just one stroke behind Brooks Kepka (USA).
Starting from the 2018-2019 season and entering the third season, Lee Gyeong-hoon missed the first victory he had been looking forward to, but achieved his best performance after advancing to the PGA Tour.
Previously, Kyung-Hoon Lee’s personal highest ranking was tied for third place at the Zurich Classic in April 2019.
Lee Gyeong-hoon, who was eliminated six cuts in the 12 competitions held earlier this season, and ranked 19th in the Sony Open jointly, took the opportunity to rebound by striving to secure a tour card next year with this runner-up.
In particular, Lee Gyeong-hoon gained a valuable experience of running at the top for four days, rather than rising to the top with a single day.
Lee Kyung-hoon, who took the lead in the final round with a tie for third place by three strokes, jumped into a full-fledged championship competition with the second hole (par 4) birdie.
Lee Gyeong-hoon, who seemed to lose the power of the lead chase by accidentally losing one stroke at the 11th hole (par 4) tee shot after a continuous par march of 8 holes, puts an 8m chip shot into the hole in the 12th hole (par 3) to overcome the crisis. Dunney made a 1m birdie chance at hole 13 (par 5) and caught up with one stroke in the lead.
Lee Gyeong-hoon, who succeeded in putting a 4m birdie putt on the 15th hole (par 4) and jumped to the joint lead, climbed to second place again by catching a 1.5m birdie in the 17th hole (par 4), where Kepka caught the Eagle by two strokes.
However, on the 18th hole (par 4), Buddy Putt had to be satisfied with the second place as Buddy Putt slipped the hole slightly.
In the fall of 2019, Kepka, who suffered from a knee injury and was unable to achieve such results due to treatment and rehabilitation, reached a record of 8 wins after 1 year and 6 months after conquering the World Golf Championship (WGC) FedEx St. Jude Invitational in July 2019.
The Phoenix Open, which announced the resurgence, was where Kepka won the first PGA Tour title in 2015.
Kepka, who reduced 6 strokes, put in an 8m eagle putt on the 3rd hole (par 5), and caught the eagle with a 25m chip shot in the 17th hole (par 4), splitting the game with two eagles a day.
Zander Chopley (USA), who hit an even par 71, tied for second place with Lee Kyung-hoon.
Lim Seong-jae (23) reduced 6 strokes to a tie for 17th place (12 under par 272 shots), while Kim Si-woo (26) hit 1 under par 70 hits to remain tied for 50th place (7 under par 277 shots).
Ahn Byung-hoon (30) was tied for 53rd (6 under par 279 strokes).
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2021/02/08 08:09 sent