KPGA President Applauds Lim Seong-jae and Korean Players’ Success on PGA Tour

[크롬웰=AP/뉴시스] Lim Seong-jae takes a chip shot on the 9th green during the second round of the PGA Tour Travelers Championship held at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, on the 23rd (local time). Lim Seong-jae tied for 10th with an interim total of 8 under par and 132 strokes. 2023.06.24.

Koo Ja-cheol, president of the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA), was very pleased with the performances of Lim Seong-jae, Kim Joo-hyung, and Kim Si-woo, who are playing on the PGA tour.

Chairman Koo Ja-cheol said in a press release on the 23rd, “Congratulations to Seong-jae Lim, Si-woo Kim, and Joo-hyeong Kim on entering the ‘Tour Championship.’ It raised the status of Korea and the KPGA, and it is a part where the potential and skills of KPGA members can be confirmed.”

“Our vision is to create a training process that allows many players to steadily advance to overseas tours and achieve good results through the KPGA Korean Tour,” he said. We will work hard to improve. We will increase the competitiveness of the tour so that outstanding players can go out on the global tour and show their skills unsparingly.”

The PGA Playoff Tour Championship (total prize money of $75 million) will be held at East Lake GC (par 70) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from the 25th (Korean time).

The Tour Championship is a tournament in the nature of a ‘King of Kings’ competition in which only the top 30 FedEx Cup points participate.

Kim Joo-hyung ranked 16th in the FedEx Cup rankings, Lim Seong-jae ranked 17th, and Kim Si-woo ranked 20th to qualify for the tournament.

Im Seong-jae joined the KPGA Tour Pro in 2015, Kim Si-woo in 2013, and Kim Joo-hyung in 2020.

In particular, Im Seong-jae also played on the second part tour, the ‘Challenge Tour’ in 2015. That year, he won the 12th edition of the Challenge Tour. After that, he debuted on the regular tour in 2016 through the ‘KPGA Korean Tour QT’ and played an active role for two years.

Kim Joo-hyung won two wins on the KPGA Korean Tour from 2020 to 2021. In 2021, he won the Genesis Grand Prize and prize money king.

Chairman Koo Ja-cheol praised Kim Joo-hyung three years ago, saying that it was like seeing Choi Kyung-joo in the past.

Kim Si-woo has experience participating in KPGA Korean Tour stages such as Choi Kyung-ju Invitational and Shinhan Donghae Open.

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2023-08-23 04:15:03

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