PGA Amex 1st hit, ranked 48th in the world
Passed the PGA Tour at age 17… Trophy after 3 years and 8 months after winning the Players
Korea’s most wins and 2nd place with 3 wins, winning joint venture with’World No. 1 Coach’
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There are no players who have not heard the sound of ‘Shindong’ in the past for an American professional golf (PGA) tour player, but Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) was a little special among Shindong. Since he passed the PGA Tour at a very young age (17 years old), he had to rely on invited participation until he reached the age of 18, which is the legal age for the competition.
Kim Si-woo, who debuted on the PGA Tour in 2013 with the youngest passing record ever, recorded the youngest Korean win at the Wyndham Championship in August 2016, after three years. In May of the following year, he won the’Fifth Major’ Players Championship and climbed to stardom, but it took 3 years to win 3, just like the first victory in his debut. On the 25th (Korean time), at the stadium course (par 72) of the PGA West Golf Course in California, USA, Siwoo Kim, who had cleared the drought of 3 years and 8 months, showed a refreshing smile with a transparent championship trophy.
In the American Express competition that ended that day, Kim Si-woo won with 265 strokes at 23 under par. A year ago, after hitting a 15 over par 87 in the first round, he withdrew from back pain. The winning prize is 1.2 million 6,000 dollars (about 1.32 billion won). Having won the most wins and 2nd place for Koreans with 3 wins on the PGA Tour, he has established himself as the’next generation rider’ of the Korean Legion, succeeding’pioneer’ Choi Gyeong-ju (8 wins).
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Kim Si-woo, who started as a joint lead on this day, took only 8 birdies (64 strokes) in the final 4 rounds. The competition was held on the Stadium Course and the Nicklaus Tournament Course, but Kim Si-woo showed off’no look’ for 54 holes on the more difficult stadium course.
Kim Si-woo, who seemed to be opening the’Flower Road’ until the championship of Joe Tony Pinau (USA) and Max Homa (USA), left the last four holes and had a big homework. Patrick Cantley (USA), who played four holes ahead of the game, put a 12m downhill birdie putt in the last hole 18 (par 4) and finished with the first stroke alone. He is a strong player in last year’s Jojo Championship, beating top rankers Jon Lam (Spain) and Justin Thomas (USA). The 22-under-fine Cantler reduced 11 strokes that day.
Kim Si-woo was driven into a rather urgent situation where he had to reduce by more than one stroke in four holes. Although it was possible to shake, Kim Si-woo managed to overcome it. On the 16th hole (par 5), he took a birdie with 2 on and 2 putts to regain the joint lead, and climbed to the sole lead on the 17th hole (par 3), put a 6m birdie putt, and punched out nicely. There was a bit of luck that the second shot of the 16th hole, which could have fallen into a deep bunker, was hit by a mound and turned into the green. In the 18th hole, Si-Woo Kim easily scored a par, preparing for an hour-long extension, and cantley’s efforts to refine the short game were in vain. After the game, Siwoo Kim said, “I knew that Cantle had been ahead, but I focused only on my game.”
Kim Si-woo, who has been studying the swing coach Claude Harman of the world ranking No. 1 Dustin Johnson (USA) since spring 2019, is showing a marked rise in the new year, hitting 64 on the first day of the Sony Open last week. He won the Masters qualification in April and climbed from 96 to 48 in the world. I think I will have more confidence in the next competition.” “I am not thinking about the multiplier of Choi Kyung-joo. As I achieved my goal of winning once this year very quickly, I hope to win again before the end of the season.”
Ahn Byung-hoon was a tie for 8th at the 14-under par, Lim Sung-jae was a tie for 12th at the 13-under par, and Lee Gyeong-hoon was a tie for 32nd at the 10 under par. Pinau finished in fourth place at the 19-under par, and Houma finished in 21st place at the 11-under par.
/ Reporter Yang Joon-ho [email protected]
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