Kevin B with the winning trophy./Yonhap News/
Kevin Na (38), a Korean-American, won 5 victories on the American Professional Golf (PGA) tour.
Kevin I caught 6 birdies in the final 4th round of the Sony Open ($6.6 million in total prize money) held at the Waialay Country Club (par 70, 7044 yards) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on the 18th (Korean time), and blocked the bogie with one. Reduced the ride. Kevin Na, who recorded a final total of 21 under par 259, beat Chris Kirk (USA) and Joaquin Neiman (Chile, 20 under par 260 strokes) with one stroke to win the championship. The winning prize is $1,188,000 (about 1.31 billion won).
Kevin I added a multiplier in one year and three months after the opening of Schreiners Children’s Hospital in October 2019, and lifted the fifth trophy in the PGA Tour’s career. He has won one victory for four consecutive seasons since the July 2018 Military Tribute in the 2017-2018 season. Kevin I started the fourth round of the day with a tie for second place, two shots behind Brendon Steele (USA), and won the turnaround.
Kevin, who picked 18 years of tour experience as the driving force behind the championship in a broadcast interview after winning the championship, said in Korean, “Thank you for your support. I am happy to win, and I will see you in Korea again someday.”
Among Korean players, Lee Kyung-hoon (30) scored the best with 265 strokes at 15 under par and tied for 19th. In the final round, Lee Kyung-hoon swept 7 birdies and tied 1 bogie, reducing 6 strokes and raising the ranking by 20 places. Kim Si-woo (26) was tied for 25th (14 under par 266), and Lim Sungjae (23) was tied for 56th (9 under par 271).
Choi Gyeong-ju (51) finished in 71st place (5 under par 275 strokes).