Beijing time on August 8, Beijing time, the final round of the season's last regular season - the Wyndham Championship. The 20-year-old Korean young player Kim Joo-hyung scored -20 strokes (-9 in this round), and won his first championship with an absolute advantage of five strokes, becoming the first "post-00s" PGA Tour champion. Ren Sung-jae (-2 this round) and John Xu (-3 this round) tied for second place with a total score of -15. Wu Biyuan hit a par in this round, ranking T8 with a total score of -11. After the third round, Pan Zhengcong announced his withdrawal. The final round of the Guanghui International Tour-Utah Championship was completed at the same time. Dou Zecheng (-8 this round) scored -18 strokes, ranking rose to T10; Zhang Xinjun (-1 this round) scored -13 strokes, located at T30. Chinese Taipei player Yu Junan (total score -15) ranked T23. Andrew Cozan (-8 this round) scored -21, winning the championship with one shot.
00 young players made a big splash
Kim Joo-hyung won the first championship of the PGA Tour
As a player who is not a PGA Tour member, if he can accumulate as many or more points as in a season as the 150th place in the federal standings last season, he will be qualified as a special temporary member of the PGA Tour. After winning the T47 at the British Open in July, South Korean young player Kim Joo-hyung, who was only 20 years old, met this standard.
(Korean teenager who is only 20 years old)
came to the last regular season game. Kim Joo-hyung, who made four bogeys on the first hole of the first round, showed patience and calmness that was inconsistent with his age.
(Jin Zuheng 2 bird push)
After the third round of make-up, he was at T3 with -11. Entering the afternoon final round, he scored 1 eagle and 6 birdies on the first nine holes, 27 shots (-8), tying the second lowest nine-hole score on the PGA Tour, leaving the others behind and establishing a separate lead.
(Jin Zuheng 6 bird push)
Although he pushed two three times on the 10th hole and took a bogey after the transition, he then caught birds back to back on the 15th and 16th holes, further expanding his lead.
In the end, he handed in one round 1 eagle, 8 birds and 1 bogey, 61 shots (-9), with a total score of -20, winning his first championship on the PGA Tour with a five-shot advantage.
His putts performed particularly well, ranking first and second in putt scores (12.546) and average putt counts (1.649).
(Kim Joo-hyung became the first "post-00" PGA Tour champion)
With this victory, he rose to 34th in the FedEx Cup standings, successfully entered the playoffs, and won the PGA Tour card. At the same time, he became the second youngest first win after Jordan Spieth (19 years old) and the first post-00s champion on the PGA Tour.
Speaking of the four bogeys on the first hole of the first round, Kim Joo-hyung said that he was actually very calm. "I've been very patient this week. Compared to being angry and nervous, I feel like I can have a better mental state... I hope this situation (four bogeys) will not appear again!" he smiled.
Leading List Battle Status
(Ren Chengzai shot the eagle on the 5th hole)
After the third round of the supplementary match, Ren Chengzai took the lead with -13 strokes. Entering the final round, his condition was a little ups and downs, with 1 eagle and 4 birds at the same time, he also swallowed 4 bogeys. In the end, he ranked T2 with a total score of -15.
The best ball in this round came from John Xu, who tied for second place with Ren Chengzai, who almost made a hole in the 12th hole.
(Wu Biyuan T8)
The Chinese young player Wu Biyuan, who performed stably in the first three rounds, failed to seize the opportunity and handed over 3 birds and 3 bogeys in the last round, and tied par. With a total score of -11, he tied for eighth place with players such as Tyrell Hatton.
In this week's lineup, Will Saratoris, who ranked highest in the FedEx Cup standings, scored 6 birdies and 4 bogeys in the round, 68 shots (-2), with a total score of -9 shots, and was located at T21.
Pan Zhengcong gave 3 birds, 6 bogeys and 1 double bogey in the third round, 75 shots (+5), and then announced his withdrawal.
