‘Three wins in PGA career’ Kim Si-woo, second among Korean players, surpasses $13 million in prize money

Siwoo Kim is holding the third trophy in his career in 3 years and 8 months at the PGA Tour American Express held at the PGA West Stadium Course in La Quinta, California on the 24th (local time). © AFP=News1 © News1 Reporter Dongmyeong Woo

Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) was the second Korean player to break through the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour career prize of $13 million.

On the 25th (Korean time), Siwoo Kim won the American Express (total prize pool of $6.7 million), which ended at the PGA West La Quinta Country Club Stadium Course (par 72, 7113 yards) in La Quinta, CA, with a final total of 23 under par 265 strokes. . Personal 3 wins.

Kim Si-woo also secured a prize money of 1.26,000 dollars (about 1.33 billion won).

As a result, the cumulative prize money for Kim Si-woo’s PGA Tour amounted to 13,9789 dollars (about 1.37 billion won). Ranked 148th overall on the PGA Tour.

Among Korean players, Choi Kyung-joo (51, SK Telecom) was the only one who won more money than Kim Si-woo on the PGA Tour. The cumulative prize money of Choi Gyeong-ju, who won eight wins on the PGA Tour, is $32.71 million (about 36.1 billion won), ranking 29th on the PGA Tour.

Kim Si-woo passed the Qualifying School in 2012 as the youngest ever (17 years, 5 months and 6 days). Due to age rules, he made his debut in the 2015-16 season on the PGA Tour and won the Wyndham Championship in the rookie season.

And in May 2017, he was the youngest ever (21 years old) to win the Players Championship, which is called the 5th major tournament, surprising the world golf world. After that, it took some time, but Kim Si-woo added the championship after 3 years and 8 months, revealing his presence.

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