Kim Juhyung "The 6 Who Rose Like Comets After Their First Win This Year"

Selected by US Golf Channel
Featured alongside Scheffler, Fitzpatrick, Zellerothris, Straka, and List

Kim Joo-hyung, who has attracted significant attention on the PGA Tour, is being interviewed by Asia Economy at a location in Jung-gu, Seoul on October 31. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

Kim Joo-hyung (20) secured his first victory on the PGA Tour this year and emerged as one of six rising stars.

On the 26th (Korean time), the American golf media outlet Golf Channel mentioned Kim Joo-hyung among the six figures who spectacularly rose after winning their first PGA Tour title this year, stating, "No golf expert predicted Kim Joo-hyung would appear like a comet," and introduced him by saying, "Unlike other players who steadily climbed the ranks on the PGA Tour, Kim suddenly appeared by winning the Wyndham Championship."

The outlet also recalled the story of Kim Joo-hyung making a quadruple bogey on the first hole of the opening day of the Wyndham Championship last August but still finishing under par to claim the final victory, adding that he became a star at the Presidents Cup.

Alongside Kim Joo-hyung, the six rising stars include Masters champion Scottie Scheffler (USA), US Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick (England), Will Zalatoris (USA), who earned his first career win after three runner-up finishes in major tournaments, Jeff Schtraka (Austria), who rose from world ranking 214th to 27th, and Luke List (USA), who claimed his first career victory in his 206th tournament.

Scheffler was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year but was just one of the promising players until he won his first title at the Phoenix Open this year. After his first win, he went on to claim victories at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Dell Technologies Match Play, and the Masters, eventually reaching world No. 1.

Fitzpatrick secured his first career win at the major US Open. He drew particular attention for having previously won the US Amateur Championship on the same course. Zalatoris finished as runner-up at last year’s Masters and this year’s US Open and PGA Championship. Having never won on the PGA Tour before, Zalatoris experienced the joy of his first victory late in the season at the FedEx St. Jude Championship playoff event.

Schtraka was ranked 214th in the world during the first week of January but dramatically rose to 27th by the end of the year. List had previously won the Farmers Insurance Open, marking his first victory after a long 15-year career.

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