Kim Si-woo (26, photo) started the new year’s first contest with a flawless play without seeing it.
On the 15th (Korean time), Siwoo Kim catches 6 birdies without seeing in the first round of the PGA Tour Sony Open held at Waialay CC (par 70, 7044 yards) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA and hits 6 under par 64. Recorded. It is a tie for 4th, two shots behind joint leaders Peter Malnutty (33, USA), Jason Cocrack (35, USA) and Joaquin Niemann (22, Chile), who recorded 8-under par.
After winning the Players Championship in 2017, Kim Si-woo did not reach the top of the PGA Tour. After winning 2 wins in his career at the Players Championship, which is called the 5th major competition, he was greedy and touched the swing. Kim Si-woo suddenly returned to Korea after sluggishing at a tie for 34th in the Masters Championship last year. He decided to stay with his family in Korea, improve his mental abilities, and consult with him. Even during the self-isolation period, he set up a simple exercise room in the room to refine his shot. Was it through room practice? He showed off the high-sensitivity iron shot and released the game on this day.
Kim Si-woo, who started the game on hole 10 (par 4), caught the first birdie on hole 14 (par 4). He finished warming up by adding a birdie at the 18th hole (par 5), and showed outstanding skills in the second half. He recorded a birdie from the 1st hole (par 4) and raised the atmosphere, and then caught a continuous birdie in the 3rd hole (par 4) and the 4th hole (par 3). Afterwards, he took his breath away from the four holes and finished the first round with a birdie on the 9th hole (par 5).
On this day, Kim Si-woo’s iron shot and putt stood out. The green hit rate was 83.3% and the average number of putts was 1.6. Kim Si-woo said, “It was my first new year’s tournament, so I was a little nervous, but I didn’t violate the early game and kept it well, and I played comfortably.”
Kang Seong-hoon (34) hit a 4 under par with 66 strokes and tied for 23rd. The veteran commander Choi Gyeong-ju (51) also stood out. In 2008, the winner of the competition, Choi Gyeong-ju, added 6 birdies with 3 bogies, and tied for 40th place with 3 under par. Lim Seong-jae (23) finished the first day with a tie for 50th, reducing only two strokes due to being caught on the green.
Yang Yong-eun (49) and Lee Gyeong-hoon (30) were tied for 72nd with 69 strokes under the par. Heo In-hoe (34), who participated in the Monday qualifiers, struggled in his first PGA Tour challenge. He caught 5 buddies, but committed 6 Bogies, making it a tie for 115th over 1st par.
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