K.J. Choi Ties for 18th... Stricker Wins Season Opener

PGA Champions Tour Mitsubishi Electric FR

"Tank" Choi Kyung-ju (photo) finished tied for 18th place.

On the 21st (local time), Choi Kyung-ju recorded a 4-under-par in the final 3rd round of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship, a PGA Champions (Senior) Tour event held at Hualalai Golf Club (par 72, 7,053 yards) in Kaupulehu, Hawaii, USA, finishing tied for 18th place with a total score of 9-under-par 207. This tournament is a "champion of champions" event featuring winners of Champions Tour major tournaments from the past five years and tournament champions from the past two years. This year, 42 players participated.

Choi Kyung-ju made five birdies and one bogey. After birdies on holes 7 and 10, he took a brief breather with a bogey on hole 11 (par 4), then fired three consecutive birdies from holes 13 to 15. His accuracy stood out with a fairway hit rate of 85.71% and a greens in regulation rate of 94.44%. Choi competed in the Champions Tour after playing in the Sony Open on the regular tour last week.

Steve Stricker (USA) recorded an eagle and five birdies for a 7-under-par 65. He comfortably won with a total score of 23-under-par 193, six strokes ahead of the tied second-place players. The winner's prize money was $340,000 (approximately 410 million KRW). Stricker has 12 wins on the PGA regular tour and 12 wins on the Champions Tour for players aged 50 and over.

Mike Weir (Canada) and Darren Clarke (Ireland) tied for 2nd place at 17-under-par 199, Ernie Els (South Africa) tied for 6th at 16-under-par 200, Miguel ?ngel Jim?nez (Spain) finished 9th at 13-under-par 203, Bernhard Langer (Germany) tied for 10th at 12-under-par 204, and Fred Couples (USA) tied for 12th at 11-under-par 205 to complete the tournament.

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