'Former Loan Officer' Griffin, 3rd Place 2 Strokes Behind: "Regretful, First Win"... An Byeonghun Tied 17th

Griffin PGA Tour Butterfield Bermuda Championship FR 1 Over Par
Power 1 Under Par, Second Career Win Since Last July's Barbasol Championship
Ahn Byung-hoon 4 Under Par 'Strong Finish', Noh Seung-yeol 2 Under Par Tied 35th

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Ben Griffin (USA, photo) is a 'unknown rookie.'

He turned professional in 2018 and played on the PGA Tour Canada, then joined the Korn Ferry Tour (2nd tier) in 2019. Without notable results, he continued his career on the PGA Tour Latin America in 2020. In November 2021, he tied for 29th place at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament, and during the 2021?2022 Korn Ferry Tour season, he finished runner-up three times, finally entering the PGA stage he had dreamed of. His world ranking is 168th.

Griffin, 26 years old this year, once temporarily quit golf. In 2019, he worked as an asset manager at a real estate company in North Carolina, and in 2021, he was a loan officer at a mortgage group in the same area.

Griffin narrowly missed his first victory. On the final day of the PGA Tour Butterfield Bermuda Championship (total prize money $6.5 million), held on the 30th (local time) at Port Royal Golf Club (par 71, 6,828 yards) in Southampton, Bermuda, he struggled with 1-over par and settled for a tie for 3rd place (17-under par 267 strokes).

Griffin recorded 6 birdies, 5 bogeys, and 1 double bogey. He reduced 5 strokes by the 11th hole (par 4), maintaining a top position on the leaderboard, but then lost 6 strokes over the next 8 holes. His shots were shaky, with a fairway hit rate of 50% and a greens in regulation rate of 61.11%. He achieved his personal best on the PGA Tour and postponed his first win to the future.

Seamus Power (Ireland) added 1-under par with 5 birdies and 4 bogeys to complete a 1-stroke victory (19-under par 265 strokes). This was his second career win, coming 1 year and 3 months after the Barbasol Championship in July last year, with a winner's prize of $1.17 million (1.66 billion KRW).

Thomas Detry (Belgium) surged with 4-under par to finish 2nd (18-under par 266 strokes). Korean player An Byeong-hun (31) collected 5 birdies and 1 bogey, raising his position to a tie for 17th place (12-under par 272 strokes). No Seung-yeol (31) reduced 2 strokes to finish tied for 35th place (9-under par 275 strokes).

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