“A duel with the PGA Champs, if it’s not a strong wind, we’ll win”

-“I am thrilled to compete for the first time in a competition where only the winners appear. I hope I can play hard and get good grades.”

‘Iron Man’ Lim Seong-jae (23, 18th in the world ranking, photo) showed expectations in a pre-interview held on the 6th ahead of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the New Year’s first tournament of the American Professional Golf (PGA) Tour. The competition will be held at the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course (par 73) in Kapalua, Hawaii, USA from the 8th. 42 players, including the winners of the last year’s PGA Tour and the finalists of the season, Tour Championship (within the 30th FedEx Cup ranking) will participate. Lim Sung-jae won the Honda Classic in March of last year and obtained qualifications.

Im Seong-jae, who won second place in the history of Koreans at the Masters in November last year, took a rest for more than four weeks after participating in the European Tour Tour Championship held in Dubai, UAE last December. Meanwhile, Seongjae Lim, who built a house near Atlanta, Georgia, USA, said, “I had winter training in the United States. “I prepared for the off season while practicing my shortcomings,” he said. “I spent a good time relaxing at home on Christmas.”

The Kapalua Resort Plantation Course, where the tournament is held, is a strange place for him. He said, “If the wind blows a lot, it will be more difficult than I thought. The course is short, so if the wind doesn’t blow, it’s good enough.” In the first round, Lim Sung-jae faces Webb Simpson (36, US, 8th place). Simpson, who won 7 victory in the PGA Tour including the US Open, ranked first in the average at-bats on the tour last season. Reporter Kim Dong-wook [email protected]Go to reporter page>