Siwoo Kim's Narrow Runner-up Finish "Lost in Playoff Among 6 Players"... Kizner's '4th Career Win'

Wyndham Championship Final Day: Surge of 6 Under Par to Tie for Lead, Tears on Second Playoff Hole, Kang Seonghun Ties for 15th

Kim Si-woo is teeing off on the 2nd hole on the final day of the Wyndham Championship. Greensboro, USA = Getty Images / Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] "A regrettable runner-up."

Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) was defeated in a '6-man playoff'. On the 16th (Korean time), at the final round of the Wyndham Championship (total prize money $6.4 million), the final regular season event of the 2021 PGA Tour, held at Sedgefield Country Club (par 70, 7,131 yards) in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. He surged with a 6-under par to tie for the lead (15-under par 265), but swallowed his tears on the second hole of the resumed playoff at the 18th hole (par 4).

Kim Si-woo started tied for 15th and collected one eagle and four birdies. The eagle on the 5th hole (par 5) was the highlight. After a 310-yard long drive, he succeeded in reaching the green in two shots from 222 yards and finally sank a 2-meter putt. However, in the playoff, both of his tee shots landed in the rough. His second shots were also problematic: the first went over the green, and the second landed in a bunker. He was satisfied that he tuned his 'winning shot sense' ahead of next week's playoffs (PO).

Kevin Kisner is posing for a commemorative photo holding the trophy immediately after winning the Wyndham Championship. Greensboro, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

Kevin Kisner (USA) sank a 1.5-meter winning birdie. He is the 2019 World Golf Championships (WGC) Dell Technologies Match Play champion. This was his fourth career win in two years and four months, with a winner's prize of $1,152,000 (1.35 billion KRW). His PO ranking soared from 69th to 29th. The '5 attempts, 6 playoffs' story is interesting. He cheered, "It's sweeter because it's my first win in a playoff," and added, "Today, I felt no pressure when making the winning putt."

Locally, the spotlight was on the historic third-largest playoff involving six players: Roger Sloan (Canada), Adam Scott (Australia), Brandon Grace (South Africa), Kevin Na (USA), and others. Sloan notably improved his ranking from 131st to 92nd, securing a 'PO first-round ticket' for the top 125 players. Meanwhile, Russell Henley (USA), who led for three consecutive days, finished tied for 7th (14-under par 266) after a 1-over par slump.

For Korea, Kang Sung-hoon (34) finished tied for 15th (12-under par 268), Im Sung-jae (23) and Lee Kyoung-hoon (30) tied for 24th (11-under par 269), and An Byeong-hun (30) tied for 35th (9-under par 271). Kang Sung-hoon and An Byeong-hun failed to advance to the PO first round. Justin Rose (England) finished tied for 10th (13-under par 267), disappointed. Ranked 126th, he missed by '2%'. The PO is a 'survival game' with 125 players in the first round at The Northern Trust, 70 players in the second round at the BMW Championship, and only 30 players in the final third round at the Tour Championship.

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