Kim Juhyung Co-Leader "‘Special Temporary Member’ Victory GO~"

Final Day of Regular Season Wyndham Championship: Exciting 6-Under, Moore and Woo Tied for Lead, John Hur and Henry Tied for 4th

Kim Joo-hyung is making a chip shot on the 12th hole on the second day of the Wyndham Championship. Greensboro, USA=Getty Images/Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the winning opportunity for “special temporary member” Kim Joo-hyung (20).

On the 6th (Korean time), at the Greensboro Sedgefield Golf Course (par 70, 7,131 yards) in North Carolina, USA, during the second day of the Wyndham Championship (total prize money $7.3 million), the final regular season event of the 2021/2022 PGA Tour, Kim surged with a 6-under par to take the top spot on the leaderboard at 9-under par 131. Amidst a suspension of play due to severe weather, as of 7:40 a.m., Ryan Moore and Brandon Wu were tied for first place, while John Huh and Russell Henley (both from the USA) were tied for fourth at 8-under par 132.

Starting from a tie for 23rd place, 6 strokes behind, Kim recorded seven birdies and one bogey. Although he began shakily with a bogey on the 12th hole (par 3), he immediately recovered with a birdie on the 13th hole (par 4), followed by “stepping stone birdies” on the 15th and 17th holes. In the back nine, he showed formidable stamina with a birdie on the 2nd hole (par 4) and a streak of three consecutive birdies from the 6th to 8th holes. His long drives of up to 336 yards and strokes gained putting (Strokes Gained Putting) of 4.58 strokes were outstanding.

Kim Joo-hyung has effectively secured his PGA Tour card for next season. Although he is a special temporary member and does not appear in the official FedEx Cup rankings, he is currently ranked 103rd. The PGA Tour grants full tour cards for the next season to players ranked up to 125th in the FedEx Cup standings. Kim has played only eight events since the CJ Cup last October and has entered the “dream stage.” Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth (both from the USA) also earned direct tickets to the PGA Tour by achieving good results in PGA Tour events without going through qualifying school or the Korn Ferry Tour.

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