Kevin Na (38), a Korean-American, won 5 victories on the American Professional Golf (PGA) tour.
Kevin I caught 6 birdies in the final 4 rounds of the Sony Open (total prize money of $6.6 million) held at the Waialay Country Club (par 70, 744 yards) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on the 18th (Korean time) Blocked and reduced 5 strokes.
Kevin Na, who recorded a final total of 21 under par 259, beat Chris Kirk (USA) and Joaquin Neiman (Chile, 20 under par 260 strokes) to win the championship. The winning prize is $1,180,000 (about 1,311 billion won).
Kevin I added a multiplier in one year and three months after the opening of Schreiners Children’s Hospital in October 2019, and lifted the fifth trophy in the PGA Tour’s career. He has won one victory for four consecutive seasons since the July 2018 Military Tribute in the 2017-2018 season.
Kevin I started the fourth round of the day with a tie for second place, two shots behind Brendon Steele (USA), and won the turnaround.
The first half was Steel’s leading aqueous atmosphere.
Kevin Naga dropped a 4.5m birdie putt on the 2nd hole (par 4) and pressed one shot, but Steele made two cars with the 7th hole (par 3) birdie again, and gained momentum with the eagle on the 9th hole (par 5). Raised. Kevin Na also caught a birdie from the same hole and followed Steel with a three-shot.
The tenth hole (par 4) still wrote the first look, but Kevin I also wrote the 12th hole (par 4) and the three putt bogey, so there was still a three-stroke car. Kevin I, who was once a tie for second place, rebounded with a birdie on the 13th hole (par 4).
Then, on hole 14 (par 4), while Steele accidentally wrote an approach shot, Kevin I added a birdie and joined the joint lead of the four, and on hole 15 (par 5), he reduced one more stroke and was instantly alone. Jumped to the lead.
Kirk in front of the two groups finished the match first with a 20-under-par birdie with a birdie on the last 18th hole (par 5), and Kevin I put the third shot on the 18th hole about 50cm and caught the birdie and confirmed the championship. .
Kevin, who picked 18 years of tour experience as the driving force behind the championship in a broadcast interview after winning the championship, said in Korean, “Thank you for your support. I am happy to win, and I will see you in Korea again someday.”
Neiman, who lost overtime to Harris English (USA) last week at the Century Tournament of Champions, had to be satisfied with runner-up this week, thanks to the last hole buddy.
Steele, who lost to Cameron Smith (Australia) in the last year’s overtime match, only cut one stroke in the final round, and tied for fourth place with Webb Simpson (USA) and Mark Leishman (Australia) (19 under par 261).
Among Korean players, Lee Kyung-hoon (30) scored the best with 265 strokes at 15 under par and tied for 19th. In the final round, Lee Kyung-hoon swept 7 birdies and tied 1 bogie, reducing 6 strokes and raising the ranking by 20 places.
Kim Si-woo (26) was tied for 25th (14 under par 266), and Lim Sungjae (23) was tied for 56th (9 under par 271).
Choi Gyeong-ju (51) finished in 71st place (5 under par 275 strokes).
The PGA Tour, which has held two competitions in Hawaii, will be followed by American Express, which opens in La Quinta, California, USA on the 21st. yunhap news