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Byeonghun An breaks into the ‘Top 10’.

Byung-Hoon An is making a chip shot on the 10th hole during the final day of the Texas Open ballet. [San Antonio (USA) = AFP·Yonhap News]

On the 2nd (local time), Byeonghun An finished tied for 6th place (10-under 278) after adding a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Valero Texas Open (total prize money $8.9 million) held at TPC San Antonio (Par 72, 7,438 yards) in San Antonio, Texas, USA. This marks his second ‘Top 10’ finish of the 2022-2023 season, following a tie for 4th place at the season-opening Fortinet Championship last September.

Starting the final round tied for 6th place, 5 strokes behind the leader, An recorded five birdies and two bogeys. He had a shaky start with bogeys on the 1st and 4th holes. However, he changed the momentum with his first birdie on the 8th hole (par 5), then energized the crowd with ‘stepping stone birdies’ on the 12th and 14th holes. He further improved his position with consecutive birdies on the 17th and 18th holes. His powerful drives, reaching up to 376 yards, fueled his performance.

Corey Conners (Canada) shot a 4-under 68 to secure a come-from-behind victory at 15-under 273. Conners earned his second PGA Tour win in four years since his surprise first victory at this tournament after qualifying through Monday qualifying in April 2019. The winner’s prize money was $1,602,000 (approximately 2.1 billion KRW). Sam Stevens finished 2nd (14-under 274), while Matt Kuchar and Sam Ryder (both USA) tied for 3rd (13-under 275).

For Korea, rookie Seonghyun Kim finished the tournament tied for 15th (7-under 281) after shooting 1-under. Siwoo Kim, winner of the Sony Open, climbed to tied 39th (3-under 285) with a 2-under 70. The PGA Tour will hold the season’s first major, the Masters Tournament, starting from the 6th.

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