Opening in Texas, USA on the 24th… Kim Si-woo collides with D-Chambo in the group stage
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-ah = Lim Seong-jae (23) will compete for the first time in the World Golf Championship (WGC) Dell Technologies Match Play Championship (total prize money of $10.5 million), which is given only to world-class players.
The competition will be held at the Austin Country Club (par 71) in Austin, Texas, USA for 5 days starting on the 24th (local time).
Dell Technology Match Play is one of the’Exclusive Events’ WGC, which is held only four times a year, and among them, only the top 64 players in the world ranking can participate.
Last year, the competition was canceled due to the influence of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and it will be held in two years.
Two years ago, when he was a rookie of the American Professional Golf (PGA) tour, Lim Seong-jae participated in the Corales Punta Cana Resort and Club Championship, which was set up for players who could not compete in the tournament. In the next two years, he won the PGA Tour Rookie Award and won his first win, raising his status to the fullest and making his first appearance in match play.
Lim Sung-jae tied for eighth in the Honda Classic, the first title defense of the PGA tour last week, and entered the third top 10 this season before entering the tournament.
He also ranked 8th in the’Power Ranking’ that the PGA Tour predicted ahead of the tournament.
Patrick Reed (USA), Paul Casey (England), Zander Chopley, Billy Horshall, Justin Thomas, Bryson Dishambo (above the United States), and John Lam (Spain) were ranked 1-7.
This tournament is divided into four players and a group stage of 16 groups is held, and the top 1 in each group advances to the round of 16, and from the round of 16, a single match is held.
In the group stage, Lim Sung-jae was in the same group as Victor Perez (France), Mark Leishman (Australia), and Russell Henry (USA). Lim Seong-jae is ranked 17th in the world ranking, the highest among the four in this group.
In addition to Lim Seong-jae, Kim Si-woo (26), who is ranked 48th in the world rankings, is coming out.
Kim Si-woo, who advanced to the round of 16 at the 2018 tournament and was eliminated by Thomas, is hitting the golf scene with a long hit in this year’s group stage and collides with DeChambo, the fifth place in the world ranking, ranked No.
Tommy Fleetwood (England) and Antoine Rosner (France) joined the group.
Dustin Johnson (USA), the winner of the 2017 world rankings, competes with Kevin Na, Adam Long (above America) and Robert McIntyre (Scotland) in the group stage.
Thomas, the second place in the world rankings, fights two years ago to advance to the round of 16 with winners Kevin Keithner, Matt Koucher (above the United States), and Louis Oosthizen (South Africa).
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) meets Cameron Smith (Australia), Lanto Griffin (USA) and Ian Polter (England) in the group stage.
For players unable to compete in Dell Technologies match play, the PGA Tour Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship ($3 million in total prize money) will be set up at Corales Golf Club (par 72) in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from the 25th.
Bae Sang-moon (35) and Choi Gyeong-ju (51) are the Korean players.
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2021/03/23 09:44 sent