'Korea's No. 1' Kim Juhyung "Challenging Asian Tour Money Title"... What About The Open Ticket?
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist] 'Domestic No. 1' Kim Joo-hyung (20·photo) is challenging for the Asian Tour money title.
It is at the final event of the Asian Tour 2020/2021/2022 season, the SMBC Singapore Open (total prize money $1.25 million), which opens on the 20th at Sentosa Golf Club Serapong Course (par 72) in Singapore. Due to the impact of COVID-19, three seasons are being operated as one. After winning the Singapore International, which ended on the 16th after a playoff battle, he is currently in first place ($400,000), maintaining a gap of more than $130,000 from his pursuers. He expressed his fighting spirit, saying, "I will give my all until the very end."
Kim Joo-hyung won the Panasonic Open in November 2019 at the young age of just 17. The Singapore International marked his second Asian Tour victory in two years and two months. It is noteworthy that he was the youngest triple crown winner in the 2021 season of the Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA). Born in July 2000, he became the youngest champion on the Korean Tour at the KPGA Gunsan CC Open at 18 years and 21 days old, and last year in June, he swept first place in prize money (?754.94 million), the Order of Merit (5540.56 points), and lowest scoring average (69.16 strokes) led by his victory at the SK Telecom Open.
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He is the first Korean player in 12 years since Noh Seung-yul (32) in 2010 to be the money leader, and a ticket to his third major, The Open, awaits him this July. England’s Paul Casey, ranked 27th in the world, is a key rival. While second-place Wade Ormsby (Australia, $270,000) is not participating, third-place Pachara Kongwatmai (Thailand, $250,000) and fourth-place Chan Si-chang (Taiwan, $230,000) are looking for an opportunity. Korea will be represented by Kim Bi-o (32), Seo Yo-seop (26, DB Insurance), Ham Jung-woo (28, Hana Financial Group), and Jang Yi-geun (29).
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