Im Seong-jae ahead of the first PGA Tour tournament in the new year, “I won this year once…”

Lim Seong-jae, 23, expressed his anticipation for the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the New Year’s first tournament in the PGA Tour. He expressed the feeling of excitement as much as it was the first time, and expressed his determination for the new year.

Lim Seong-jae will compete in the Century Tournament of Champions, which opens at the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii, USA on the 8th (Korean time). Lim Seong-jae was qualified to participate in this competition thanks to his winning Honda Classic in March last year. Im Seong-jae is the first to compete in this tournament thanks to the qualification requirements such as the winner of the previous year’s PGA Tour and the top 30 playoffs for the 2019-2020 season.

Lim Seong-jae, who had a pre-interview on the PGA tour before the tournament, expressed expectations, saying, “I am excited to be able to participate in the tournament. It is a tournament where only the winners appear, so I hope you play hard and get good results.” “I spent a lot of time relaxing at home on Christmas without anything happening. I stayed at home on a day off because I wasn’t doing a lot of movement in the current situation,” said Lim Seong-jae, who was devoted to practicing in Atlanta, the US, where he recently settled. “I did winter training in the US this year. I prepared for the offseason well by practicing my shortcomings,” he said.

Im Seong-jae, who first experienced this tournament course, said, “If the plantation course is windy, it becomes more difficult than expected. The course is not long and is a bit short, but if the wind does not blow, I think I can achieve good results.” Regarding the New Year’s goal of 2021, he expressed his wish, “I hope that I will continue to achieve good grades by working hard as I have done so far. Lim Seong-jae will play alongside Webb Simpson (USA) in the first round of this tournament.

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