Sungjae Im's "5-Stroke Comeback"... "Cheers for 2nd Korean Tour Win"

Im Sung-jae 4 Under Par in Final Round at Woori Financial Championship
Lee Jun-seok 2nd Place, Hwang Jung-gon and Han Seung-soo Tied for 3rd
Yoon Sang-pil 5th, Choi Jin-ho 6th, Jung Chan-min Tied for 7th

It is a comeback by ‘PGA star’ Im Sung-jae.

On the 14th, Im Sung-jae shot a 4-under-par 68 in the final 4th round of the Korean Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour Woori Financial Championship (total prize money 1.5 billion KRW) held at Ferrum Club in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do (par 72, 7,232 yards), securing a 1-stroke victory (10-under-par 278). This is his second Korean Tour win in 3 years and 7 months since the Genesis Championship in October 2019, with a winner’s prize of 300 million KRW.

Im Sung-jae is teeing off at the 4th hole of the 4th round of the Woori Financial Championship.
[Photo by KPGA]

Starting from a tie for 4th place, 5 strokes behind, Im Sung-jae recorded 1 eagle, 4 birdies, and 2 bogeys. Although bogeys on the 6th and 8th holes distanced him from the title race, he changed the momentum with a birdie on the 9th hole (par 5). Im then dominated the leaderboard with a birdie on the 11th hole (par 4), an eagle on the 12th hole (par 5), and a birdie on the 13th hole (par 5), before clinching the come-from-behind victory with a crucial birdie on the final 18th hole (par 5).

Im Sung-jae, ranked 18th in the world and holding 2 wins on the PGA Tour, is a leading figure in Korean men’s golf. Last year, he intended to participate in the Woori Financial Championship but withdrew after contracting COVID-19 just before the tournament. After a year of perseverance, he capped it off with a spectacular finale. Im said, "The eagle on the 12th hole seemed to be the turning point," and added, "I think I won because many people cheered for me," expressing his joy.

Lee Jun-seok (Australia) missed a 1.2-meter birdie putt on the 18th hole, failing to push the contest into a playoff. He finished 2nd (9-under-par 279). Hwang Jung-gon shot a 3-under-par 69 to finish tied for 3rd (8-under-par 280). Han Seung-soo (USA) also tied for 3rd, and Yoon Sang-pil placed 5th (7-under-par 281). The previous day’s leader, Choi Jin-ho, struggled with a 5-over-par 77 and dropped to 6th place (6-under-par 282). Last week’s GS Caltex Maekyung Open winner Jung Chan-min, along with Kang Kyung-nam and Lee Jae-kyung, finished tied for 7th (5-under-par 283) to close out the tournament.

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