[PGA] Lim Seong-jae, tied for fifth place in the New Year’s first contest’Wangjungwang’

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = Lim Seong-jae finished the first competition in the new year with a tie for fifth place.

Lim Seong-jae (23, Korea Express) round 4 of the US Pro Golf (PGA) Tour Century Tournament of Champions ($6.7 million in prize money) held at the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course (par 73) in Kapalua, Hawaii, on the 11th (Korean time) He hit a 4 under par 69 in the game.

Harris English wins the championship after 7 years and 2 months. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌]

Lim Sung-jae, who recorded 271 strokes at a final total of 21 under par, was tied for fifth place with Zander Chopley (USA).

Harris English (USA) won the championship. English, who succeeded in putting a 1.5m birdie putt on the 18th hole in the 1st extension, surpassed Joaquin Niman (Chile), who was stuck in a par, to the top. English won the prize money of 1.34 million dollars (about 1.47 billion won), and in 7 years and 2 months, English won 3 PGA wins.

Lim Sung-jae, who finished the first round with a tie for third place, maintained a top position throughout the tournament, with a tie for sixth in the second round and a tie for fifth in the third round.

Lim Sung-jae, who had a green hit rate of 85% or more within three days, recorded 83.33% on the day, reducing 4 strokes with 6 birdies and 2 bogies.

Im Seong-jae, who played two buddies and two bogies in the first half, raised the ranking by adding four buddies, including three consecutive buddies in the second half. After catching the first buddy in the 13th hole (par 4), he dropped down one stroke at the last 18th hole (par 5) from the 16th hole (par 4).

Justin Thomas of’Defensive Champ’ was ranked 3rd (24 under par), and Bryson Dishambo (USA),’US Open winner’, raised the ranking to a tie for 7th (20 under par) with 5 birdies with the 18th hole Eagle.

‘World 2nd’ John Lam (Spain) tied for 7th, and’World 1st’ Dustin Johnson (USA) tied for 11th (18 under par).

This competition is a’wangjungwangjeon’ in which only the winners of the previous year’s PGA Tour competition participated. However, as the tour last year was reduced in the aftermath of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), this year’s tournament also invited participants from the 2019-2020 season tour championships.

Lim Sung-jae participated in this competition as a Honda Classic winner in March last year, before the tour was stopped due to Corona 19.

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