Juhyung Kim's "Revenge Match"... "Ready for The Open Prelude"

Challenge for Victory at Genesis Scottish Open
Top Rankers Including Scheffler and McIlroy Compete
Showple Defends Title, Seongjae Im and Youngsoo Kim Join

This is a rematch for Kim Joo-hyung, the ‘PGA crowd-puller’.

The Genesis Scottish Open (total prize money $9 million), held over four days starting on the 13th (local time) at The Renaissance Club (par 70, 7,237 yards) in North Berwick, Scotland, is the battleground. It is co-hosted by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour). It serves as the ‘prelude’ to the season’s final major, The Open, which will take place on the 20th at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Wirral, England. Among the world’s top 10 ranked players, 8 have entered, excluding No. 2 Jon Rahm (Spain) and No. 7 Cameron Smith (Australia).

Kim Joo-hyung will seek revenge at the Genesis Scotiabank Open.

Kim Joo-hyung made a strong impression at this tournament last July. He shared the lead until the 17th hole of the final 4th round, raising hopes for his first PGA Tour victory. Unfortunately, he made a bogey on the last 18th hole and finished 3rd, two strokes behind the winner. Although he did not win, he gained confidence that he could compete on the PGA Tour, and eventually secured his first victory at the Wyndham Championship in August last year.

This season, Kim Joo-hyung has entered the ‘top 10’ five times, including one win. He is ranked 30th in the money list with $4,277,417. However, since the Wells Fargo Championship in May, he has missed the cut three times in his last seven tournaments. He has been struggling on the greens. Kim Joo-hyung is known for his strong play on difficult courses. He is determined to make a turnaround on Scotland’s links course, which features windy conditions, long roughs, and many bunkers. Besides Kim Joo-hyung, Korea will be represented by Im Sung-jae, Lee Kyung-hoon, Kim Sung-hyun, An Byeong-hun, Kim Bi-o, Kim Young-soo, and Seo Yo-seop.

Leading world-class players have gathered ahead of The Open. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) and No. 3 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) are strong contenders for the title. World No. 6 Xander Schauffele (USA) aims for back-to-back wins. During the Genesis Scottish Open, the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship (total prize money $3.8 million) will be held at Kirtland Country Club (par 72, 7,328 yards) in Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA. Korea will be represented by Noh Seung-yul, Bae Sang-moon, and Kang Sung-hoon.

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