No Seung-yeol Targets 'Niche Market'... "This Time to the Dominican Republic"

'B-Class Match' Corrales to Compete in Puntacana Championship

This is Seung-yeol Noh's strategy to target a 'niche market.'

On the 23rd (local time), Seung-yeol Noh will challenge for the title at the PGA Tour Corales Puntacana Championship (total prize money $3.8 million) held at the Corales Golf Course (par 72, 7,670 yards) of the Punta Cana Resort & Club in the Dominican Republic. While world stars are competing in the World Golf Championships (WGC) Series Dell Technologies Match Play (total prize money $20 million) during the same period, the competition for the championship here is relatively easier. Although the prize money is smaller, the spoils such as a two-year PGA Tour card are the same.

No Seung-yeol aims for a 'niche market' by participating in the Corales Puntacana Championship.

Seung-yeol Noh is a player who advanced through the national team and conquered the Asian Tour Media China in 2008 and the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) Maybank Malaysia in 2010. He crossed over to the U.S. in 2012 through the Qualifying (Q) School and won the Zurich Classic in April 2014. He is the fourth Korean PGA Tour champion in history, following K.J. Choi, Yang Yong-eun, and Sang-moon Bae. After enlisting in November 2017 and being discharged in August 2019, he returned to the field but is currently in a slump.

This season, Seung-yeol Noh has played in nine tournaments but has never entered the 'top 10.' His personal best was a tie for 15th at the RSM Classic last November. His current FedEx Cup ranking is 150th. Last year, Noh recorded the best result among Korean players at this tournament with a tie for 36th place. Besides Noh, Sang-moon Bae and Sung-hoon Kang also joined from Korea.

Defending champion Chad Ramey (USA) aims for a consecutive win. Last year, he shot 5-under par on the final day to edge out Ben Martin (USA) by one stroke. It was his first PGA Tour victory. Thomas Detry (Belgium), Wyndham Clark, Patrick Rodgers, Joel Dahmen (all USA), Emiliano Grillo (Argentina), Erik van Rooyen (South Africa), Jonathan Vegas (Venezuela), and Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark) are among the contenders for the title.

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