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Im Sungjae Travelers Championship FR 1 Under Par
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Scheffler 4th, McIlroy 7th, Kim Juhyung 38th
Im Sung-jae was satisfied with a mid-tier position.
Im Sung-jae is teeing off at the 5th hole of the 4th round of the Travelers Championship.
[Cromwell, USA=AFP·Yonhap News]
On the 25th (local time), Im Sung-jae recorded three birdies and two bogeys in the 4th round of the PGA Tour's "premier event" Travelers Championship (total prize money $20 million) held at TPC River Highlands (Par 70, 6,852 yards) in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA. Im finished at 1-under par, dropping from a tie for 18th place the previous day to a tie for 29th place (12-under par 268 strokes). He found significance in overcoming recent struggles, having missed the cut three times in the last four tournaments before this event.
Keegan Bradley (USA) added 2-under par to secure a 3-stroke victory (23-under par 257 strokes). This marked his second win of the season and sixth career win, eight months after winning the Zozo Championship last October. His winner's prize was $3.6 million (approximately 4.7 billion KRW). Jack Blair and Brian Harman tied for 2nd place (20-under par 260 strokes), world number one Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Cantlay (both USA) tied for 4th place (19-under par 261 strokes), and world number three Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) tied for 7th place (18-under par 262 strokes).
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Justin Thomas (USA) and Minwoo Lee (Australia) tied for 9th place (17-under par 263 strokes), while Rickie Fowler (USA) and Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) tied for 13th place (16-under par 264 strokes). For Korea, the "PGA attraction" Kim Joo-hyung made a significant leap by recording one eagle, six birdies, and three bogeys, improving by five strokes. He jumped from a tie for 53rd place the previous day to a tie for 38th place (10-under par 270 strokes).
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