Congratulations to KPGA Chairman Koo Ja-cheol, Kim Si-woo… “A championship that awakens strong pride”

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = Chairman Koo Ja-cheol of the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) sent a congratulation to Kim Si-woo to congratulate him on winning the 2020-2021 PGA Tour’American Express’.

Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) drove 8 unders without seeing in the fourth round of the PGA Tour American Express (total prize money of $6.7 million) held at the PGA West Stadium Course (par 72) in La Quinta, CA on the 25th (Korean time) He wrote 8 under par 64 strokes.

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = Kim Si-woo smiling brightly while holding the championship trophy. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] 2021.01.25 [email protected]

Kim Si-woo, who recorded a final total of 23 under par 265 strokes, surpassed 2nd place Patrick Cantley (22 under par 266 strokes in the US) by one stroke and engraved his name on the top of the leaderboard. The winning prize is $1.26,000 (approximately 1.3 billion won). This is the championship recorded in about 3 years and 8 months after winning the’The Players Championship’ in May 2017.

Chairman Koo Ja-cheol delivered a congratulatory greeting, saying, “I sincerely congratulate Si-Woo Kim for his first victory this year and 3 victory in the PGA Tour with his perfect performance.”

“The best play that we showed in this tournament brought great joy and joy to the people who watched through the broadcast, and it aroused a proud feat and strong pride to KPGA members. In particular, the birdie putt on the 17th hole in the final round is the true value of Siwoo Kim. It was a fantastic scene where I could confirm.”

Immediately after winning the championship, Kim Si-woo said, “I had a chance to win every season, but I was disappointed that I couldn’t live. Again, I was nervous enough that I couldn’t sleep, but after concentrating to the end, I made a result of winning. So this win is more meaningful. I gained great confidence and I am happy.” He also revealed his feelings.

With the victory of the’American Express’, Siwoo Kim was guaranteed a PGA Tour card until 2023 along with the’Masters’ participation ticket to be held in April. The FedEx Cup ranking is 9th and the world ranking is 48th.

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