Dustin Johnson (USA), the world’s No. 1 player, who received a huge invitation fee, paid a ransom at the European Golf (EPGA) Tour Saudi Arabia International ($3.5 million in prize money).
Johnson hit a 2-under par 68 in the last 4 rounds of the tournament held at King Abdullah’s Royal Greens Golf & Country Club (par 70) in Saudi Arabia on the night of the 7th (Korean time). With a total of 15 under par 265, Johnson beat tied second place Justin Rose (UK) and Tony Pinau (US) by two strokes.
Johnson, who won the championship prize of $583330 (about 650 million won), added the championship trophy three months after the Masters in November last year. Johnson only won the EPGA for 9th. Johnson, who has “opened” for the third year since 2019, when Saudi International first opened, finished runner-up last year and reached the top in 2019.
This tournament was called’Oil Money’, or a huge invitation fee, and this led the stars to participate in the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Waste Management Phoenix Open during the same period. Another invited player, last year’s US Open champion Bryson Dishambo (USA), who is the’Winners Member’ of this season’s PGA Tour, was tied for 18th with a total of 8 under par 272 strokes. Korean-American Kevin, who reported his first win of the season at the PGA Tour Sony Open last month, was tied for 21st with a total of 7 under par 273, and Patrick Reed (USA), who won the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open last week, was tied for 66th with a loss of 4 strokes on this day. (1 over par, 281 strokes). Phil Mickelson (USA), a’regular player’ invited player, tied for 53rd with 1 under par 279.
Reporter Choi Myung-shik [email protected]
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