Sungjae Im, Finishes Tied 7th with 4-Under Par Rally... '5th Top 10'

Cheers for Fitzpatrick's RBC Heritage Playoff Victory
Speed 2nd, Cantlay 3rd, Schauffele 4th
Scheffler 11th, Rahm 15th, Lee Kyoung-hoon 41st

Im Sung-jae's fierce finishing power.

On the 16th (local time), Im Sung-jae finished the 4th round of the PGA Tour RBC Heritage (total prize money $20 million) at Harbour Town Golf Links (par 71, 7,191 yards) in Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA, with a 4-under-par 67, rising to a tie for 7th place (13-under-par 271). This marks his fifth top-10 finish of the season following a tie for 6th at last month's "fifth major," The Players Championship. The RBC Heritage is one of the 17 "premier events" designated by the PGA Tour for the 2022/2023 season, with the total prize money increased by a whopping $12 million.

Im Sung-jae is making an iron shot on the 8th hole of the 4th round at the RBC Heritage.
[Hilton Head (USA) = AFP·Yonhap News]

Starting from a tie for 16th place, 5 strokes behind, Im Sung-jae collected five birdies (one bogey). He made consecutive birdies on holes 1 and 2, and secured "stepping stone birdies" on holes 5, 7, and 9, reducing five strokes in the front nine alone. However, in the back nine, he had a tedious parade of pars over eight holes, with a bogey on the final 18th hole (par 4) being the only blemish. He relied on a fairway hit rate of 85.71% and a greens in regulation rate of 77.78% as his driving forces.

Matt Fitzpatrick (England) shot 3-under to tie with Jordan Spieth (USA) at 17-under-par 267, then clinched the victory with a winning birdie on the third hole of the playoff resumed at the 18th hole. This is his second PGA Tour win in 10 months since winning the US Open last June, with a winner's prize of $3.6 million (approximately 4.7 billion KRW). Defending champion Spieth fired a 5-under-par 66 but had to settle for runner-up.

Patrick Cantlay finished 3rd (16-under-par 268), and Xander Schauffele (both USA) performed well in 4th place (15-under-par 269). World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler (USA) tied for 11th (12-under-par 272), and No. 1 Jon Rahm (Spain) finished tied for 15th (11-under-par 273). For Korea, Lee Kyung-hoon added a 2-under-par 69 to finish tied for 41st (6-under-par 278).

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