'19-year-old Young Gun' Kim Juhyung "Personal Best Tied 15th Finish"... Grace Wins
Puerto Rico Open Final Day 5-Under Surge, Vegas '1 Stroke Behind in 2nd Place', An Byeonghun Ties for 35th
Kim Juhyung participated in the Puerto Rico Open as an invited player and performed well, finishing tied for 15th place.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a clean finale for the '19-year-old young gun' Kim Joo-hyung (CJ Logistics).
On the final day of the Puerto Rico Open (total prize money $3 million) held at Rio Grande Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico (par 72, 7,506 yards) on the 1st (Korean time), he surged with a 5-under-par round to finish tied for 15th place (11-under-par 277). This is his personal best result in his 6th PGA Tour appearance. His previous best was tied for 33rd at the Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship (total prize money $4 million) last September.
This tournament is a stage where world stars compete in the World Golf Championships (WGC) Workday Championship (total prize money $10.5 million) during the same period, making the competition for the win relatively easier. Kim started tied for 22nd, 8 strokes behind, and showed perfect play with 5 birdies and no bogeys. He was relatively quiet in the front nine with only a birdie on the 2nd hole (par 5), but swept up birdies on the 12th hole (par 4) and three consecutive birdies from the 15th to 17th holes in the back nine.
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His precise tee shots with a fairway hit rate of 78.57% and an average of 1.75 putts per hole stood out. 'Europe's strong player' Brandon Grace (South Africa) surged with a 6-under-par round to claim victory by 1 stroke (19-under-par 269). This is his second career win in five years since winning the RBC Canadian Open in April 2016, earning $540,000 (about 600 million KRW) in prize money and securing a two-year tour card. Jonathan Vegas (Venezuela) finished 2nd (18-under-par 270), and An Byeong-hoon (30, CJ Logistics) tied for 35th (7-under-par 281).
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