PGA Tour Sentry TOC Day 1
Seongjae Lim, tied for 3rd with 6-under par
Thomas’Defending Champ’ also packs 8 birdies
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Im Seong-jae (23, CJ Logistics), who had the best year last year as the Masters runner-up, was excited in the first round of the new year. In the second half, he struck a 5th consecutive birdie and took a place in the lead.
Seongjae Lim, 18th in the world ranking, played with 7 birdies in the first round of the US Pro Golf (PGA) Tour Century Tournament of Champions (TOC, total prize pool of $6.7 million) held at the Hawaii Kapalua Resort Plantation Course (par 73) on the 8th (Korean time). He wrote 6 under par 67 with one. It is tied for third place with 8-under-par leaders Justin Thomas and Harris English (above the United States). Sergio Garcia (Spain) and Patrick Reed (USA) compete for the remaining three days in the same rankings.
This event is a special stage in which only 42 players were invited by adding players who had won the tour last year and participants in the tour championship, the final game of the season. Im Seong-jae, who first appeared as a champion of the Honda Classic, only reduced one stroke in the first half, but exploded in the second half. In the 10th to 14th holes, he made a five-hole birdie with an exquisite approach shot and flawless putt. It is unfortunate that the par 5 was stopped at par in the 15-18 hole, but the second shot is a sufficiently reversible gap.
Last year’s winner, Thomas, the third place in the world, took only eight birdies, raising expectations for a second consecutive victory and a third victory in the tournament. The world’s No. 1 Masters winner Dustin Johnson (USA) started with a tie for 30th place at the 2nd under par, and Yon Ram (Spain), the 2nd place in the world after replacing the club brand, started with a tie for 22nd at the 3rd under par.
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Bryson Dishambo (USA), who boasts the number one driver shot distance, flew a whopping 405 yards from the 12th hole, a 423-yard par 4 hole. After sending the tee shot to the entrance of the green, I caught the birdie lightly. The plantation course, which is the venue of the competition, has a wide fairway and has many downhill holes, so there are many’super long hits’ that are difficult to see normally. DeChambo, who started with a tie for 12th place in the 4 under par, will challenge the top four months after winning the US Open at the major competition in September last year. Cameron Champ (USA) recorded 421 yards on the 7th hole (par 4) as the longest hit on the day.
/ Reporter Joonho Yang [email protected]
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