Bae Sang-moon's Strong Finish "Tied 28th Finale"... Kim Joo-hyung Tied 33rd
Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship Final Day: Swafford's 2nd Win in 3 Years 8 Months
[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the strong finish of Bae Sang-moon (34, photo).
On the 28th (Korean time) at the Corales Golf Club in the Dominican Republic (par 72, 7,666 yards), Bae surged with a 6-under-par on the final day of the PGA Tour Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship (total prize money $4 million), climbing to a tie for 28th place (8-under-par 280). This performance wiped away the disappointment of missing the cut at the Safeway Open, the 2020/2021 season opener two weeks ago. Starting from a tie for 65th, he collected 7 birdies and 1 bogey.
After 'stepping stone birdies' on holes 1 and 3, he took a brief breather with a bogey on the 4th hole (par 5), then fired off four consecutive birdies from holes 5 to 8. However, in the back nine, after birdieing the 12th hole (par 5), he failed to reduce his score on the remaining holes. He relied on accurate tee shots with a fairway hit rate of 78.57% and 'stingy putting' averaging 1.60 putts per hole. Kim Joo-hyung (18, CJ Logistics), who played as an invitee, recorded 3 birdies, 1 bogey, and 1 double bogey.
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He was only 4 strokes behind the tied 7th place, raising expectations for a 'top 10' finish, but a double bogey on the 13th hole (par 4) held him back. He finished tied for 33rd (7-under-par 281). Hudson Swafford (USA) shot 3-under-par to claim victory by 1 stroke (18-under-par 270). This is his second career win after the January 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge, 3 years and 8 months later, with a winner's prize of $720,000 (840 million KRW). Tyler McCumber (USA) finished 2nd (17-under-par 271), and Mackenzie Hughes (Canada) was 3rd (16-under-par 272).
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