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Reporter Cheon Young-cheol [email protected]
Input: 2020-12-30 15:26:56Revision: 2020-12-30 18:37:33Published: 2020-12-30 15:31:57
Lim Seong-jae was selected as the 30 players who are expected to be active next year by the U.S. Professional Golf Tour. AFP Yonhap News
Lim Seong-jae, 22, the pillar of the Korean men’s golf world, has been named as the 30 players who are expected to play next year by the American Professional Golf (PGA) Tour.
PGA Tour’s official website PGA Tour.com selected 30 players who are expected to participate in the Tour Championship next year on the 30th (Korean time). In particular, Lim Seong-jae, who participated in the tour championship for two years in a row from a rookie to this year, was also included in this list.
PGA Tour.com ranked No. 1 in the world ranking Dustin Johnson (USA) as the number one out of 30, and Bryson Dishambo (USA), Victory Hoblan (Norway), Stuart Sink (USA), Patrick Cantley (USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Carlos Ortis (Mexico), Jason Cocrack (USA), Justin Thomas (USA), and Matthew Wolf (USA) were selected in the top spot. Lim Sung-jae was in 18th place.
Tour championships can only compete up to the 30th place in the FedEx rankings this season. Unlike the world rankings that reflect performance for several years, participating in the Tour Championship reflecting only the performance of the season is an absolute criterion for measuring a player’s current skills. In particular, if you predict that you will participate in the tour championship, it means that you will be performing at the top level next year.
PGA Tour.com said, “Im Seong-jae, who has already played 8 tournaments this season, has already gained considerable cash. And in the best tournament, Masters, he has won second place.” did.
In this regard, Lim Seong-jae is the only Korean player to attend the Masters Tournament to be held next April.
Reporter Cheon Young-cheol [email protected]