On the last day of the workday championship, 3 under par’three strokes’, Kepka 2nd place, Johnson is “6 over par roller coaster play”
Colin Morikawa cheers as soon as the championship is confirmed at the 18th hole on the last day of the Workday Championship. Bradenton, Florida = Getty images/Multibits
[아시아경제 김현준 골프전문기자] “This time, the WGC series was accepted.”
World Golf Championship (WGC) Series Workday Championship held at Bradenton Concession Golf Course (par 72/7474 yards), Florida, USA on the 1st (Korean time), 6th in the world ranking, Colin Morikawa (US). On the last day, he added 3 under par and achieved a big win (18 under par, 270 shots). After becoming a major champ at the PGA Championship in August last year, the fourth victory in the career of the American Professional Golf (PGA) tour in seven months, and as a special match, the winning prize is a whopping 1.82 million dollars (2.5 billion won).
Morikawa is the “next generation number 1”, which ranked first in the world amateur rankings in 2018. In fact, he turned professional in 2019 and immediately won the Barracuda Championship in July, and succeeded in advancing to the finals of 22 consecutive tournaments until the RBC Heritage in June last year. With the Travelers Championship’Cut Off’, Tiger Woods (U.S.) did not have 25 consecutive competitions, but after an extended struggle at the Workday Charity Open in July, he overpowered Justin Thomas (USA), causing turmoil.
On the second day, 8-under pars were driven to gain momentum, and on the third day, 5 under pars were added to the 2nd hitting lead, and on this day, 4 birdies and 1 bogie kept the championship. An average of 1.55’salt water putts’ per 4 round holes stood out. It is interesting that Morikawa won both workday title sponsor competitions following the new workday charity open last year. Battlefield Muirfield and Concession also have a common feature of Jack Nicklaus (USA).
‘Phoenix Open Champ’ Brooks Kepka (USA)’s 2nd victory ended at a tie for 2nd place (15 under par 273 strokes). He took the lead in the second round, but slumped in two under par for the third and fourth rounds in a row. Victory Hoblan (Norway) and Billy Horshall (above the United States) joined the group for second place, Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) tied for sixth (12 under par 276), and defending champ Patrick Reed (USA) tied for 9 Stayed above (11 under par 277 strokes).
‘Hulk’ Bryson Dishambo (USA) tied for 22nd place (6 under par 282 strokes), and Lim Seongjae (23, CJ Logistics) was tied for 28th place in Evenpa, swapping 4 birdies and 4 bogies (5 under par 283 strokes). ). ‘WGC Slammer’ Dustin Johnson (USA)’s 6-over par’Roller Coaster Play’ is an over-the-counter topic. The iron shot’s green hit rate dropped to 55.56%, with 5 birdies and 7 bogies. Two double bogies came out and lost face.
Colin Morikawa takes a commemorative photo with a trophy right after winning the Work Day Championship. Bradenton, Florida = Getty images/Multibits
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