No Seung-yeol 'Tied 36th... Raymi "Did you see my first-ever win?"'

Corales Punta Cana Championship Final Day 3-Under, Reimi Hits '800 Million Won Jackpot', Martin Ties for 2nd Place

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] No Seung-yeol (31, Jivent, photo) showed a strong performance.

On the 28th (Korean time), at the Corales Golf Club (par 72, 7,670 yards) in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the final day of the PGA Tour Corales Punta Cana Championship (total prize money $3.7 million), he shot 3-under par and rose 8 spots to a tie for 36th place (6-under par 282). This tournament overlapped with the World Golf Championships (WGC) Dell Technologies Match Play (total prize money $12 million), causing many top-ranked players to withdraw, making it a 'B-level match.'

No Seung-yeol recorded 4 birdies and 1 bogey. After recovering from a bogey on the 3rd hole (par 4) with a birdie on the 4th hole (par 5), he made 'stepping stone birdies' on the 7th and 9th holes. However, it was disappointing that he only added one more birdie on the 14th hole (par 5) in the back nine. He relied on his powerful driving averaging 302.5 yards and an 'accurate iron shot' with a green hit rate of 83.33%. This was his best result since tying for 30th at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship last October.

Chad Ramey (right) is discussing hole strategy with his caddie on the 18th hole of the final day at the Corales Puntacana Championship. Puntacana (Dominican Republic) = Getty Images / Multivitz Photo by Multivitz

World No. 203 Chad Ramey (USA) surged with a 5-under par round to clinch a one-stroke come-from-behind victory (17-under par 271). After entering the top 10 with a tie for 5th at the Puerto Rico Open on the 7th, he earned his first career win in just three weeks. The winner's prize money was $666,000 (815 million KRW). Since turning professional in 2014, he had participated once each in the 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic (cut) and the 2018 Sanderson Farms Championship (tied 26th).

His official debut was in the 2021/2022 season. The total prize money he earned from 15 previous tournaments was only $434,312 (530 million KRW). He has experience winning on the Korn Ferry (second-tier) Tour at the Live and Work in Maine Open last year. Ben Martin (USA), who led for three consecutive days, shot 2-under par and fell to a tie for 2nd place (16-under par 272). Alex Smalley (USA) tied for 2nd, while Jonathan Vegas (Venezuela) and Cameron Percy (Australia) tied for 4th place (15-under par 273).

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