Farmers Insurance Open challenged to win,’Back Surgery’ Woods absent, McIlroy’s winner, Korea’s Seong-jae Lim and Byung-Hoon Ahn’Go’
Si-Woo Kim challenges’two weeks in a row’ at the Farmers Insurance Open.
[아시아경제 김현준 골프전문기자] This is the’two consecutive wins’ by Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics).
On the night of the 28th (Korean time), they will participate in the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Farmers Insurance Open (total prize money of $7.5 million) held at Torrey Pines Golf Course (par 72,7765 yards) in San Diego, California. Defending Champ Mark Leishman (Australia) went on to defend the title, and world rankings 2nd place Yon Lam (Spain), 6th place Zander Chopley (USA), 7th place Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), 11th place Patrick Reed (USA) In addition, they are exhaling hot heat.
Kim Si-woo entered the perfect’resurrection mode’. In the process of winning the American Express that ended on the 25th, they competed in’Top 3’throughout the 4th round, including 1 Eagle and 23 Birdies, and 2 Round 2 in Bogie. Above all, the average green hit rate of the fourth round was 81.94% (#1 among players), and the’computer iron shot’ stood out. Green play is also overwhelming. The average number of putts per hole was 1.61 (#1).
That’s why it was placed in the ’15th place for the championship’ on the PGA Tour. As for Kim Si-woo, he is particularly proud of having’Steel Mental’. On the last day Patrick Cantley (USA) chased a whopping 11-under par, he kept his first stroke victory with 16-17 consecutive birdies. “As I talked with coach Claude Harman, I have confidence that I can win now,” he said. “I believed that if I focused on my game, the opportunity would come.”
Rather, it is regrettable for Kim Si-woo that Tiger Woods (USA), the’returned golf emperor’, did not attend. This competition is the’regular stage’ where Woods holds the opening game every year. Seven wins including four consecutive losses from 2005 to 2008, and a sudden death in the overtime in the US Open in June 2008, earning 14 majors after a ’91 hole fight’. It is very strong in Torrey Pines Golf Course. This year, however, the fifth back surgery on the 20th made it impossible to participate.
John Lam, the second place in the world rankings, threw a vote at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Ram is a world star with two wins, including the Memorial Tournament in June of last year and the BMW Championship of’Play Off (PO) 2nd Match’ in August. At the Sentry Tournament on the 10th, the spotlight was poured out with the number of winnings of’Club change’. Instead of TaylorMade, which had been used for the past five years, Callaway was chosen and tied for 7th, and it is an atmosphere of cruising. There is even a thrilling memory of winning the first PGA Tour in 2017.
McIlroy is after another victory. On the last day of the European Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, which started with the first stroke on the 24th, it was pushed to third place and’Poison’ climbed. In Korea, Lim Seong-jae (23, CJ Logistics) will challenge the first win of the season. It is a seoljokjeon where the American Express was in the lead on the second day, and the first over par was braked on the third day. Ahn Byung-hoon (30), Kang Seong-hun (34), Lee Gyeong-hoon (30, above CJ Logistics), Noh Seung-yeol (31), and Choi Gyeong-ju (51, SK Telecom) will be accompanied.
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