Norman "I'm also a Rookie Champ"... Kang Sung-hoon 67th Place

Barbasol Championship 'Overtime Victory'
Kim Ji 2nd Place, Kohn and Sadier Tied for 3rd

Rookie Vincent Norman (Sweden) wins in a playoff.

On the 16th (local time), at the Quail Trace Golf Club (par 72, 7,328 yards) in Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA, he shot 6-under par in the final 4th round of the PGA Tour Barbasol Championship (total prize money $3.8 million) to tie with Nathan Kimsey (England) at 22-under par 266. Then, on the first hole of the playoff resumed at the 18th hole (par 4), he secured the winning par. This is his first victory in his 23rd tournament since debuting on the PGA Tour this season. The winner's prize money is $684,000 (approximately 860 million KRW).

Vincent Norman is celebrating with the trophy immediately after winning the Barbasol Championship in a playoff. [Nicholasville (USA) = AFP·Yonhap News]

The Barbasol Championship is an 'alternative event' mainly for players who are not eligible to participate in the Genesis Scottish Open held in Scotland during the same period. Although the prize money is smaller, the two-year tour card is significant. Kimsey fought hard with an 8-under par but made a bogey in the playoff after his second shot landed in a greenside bunker. Trevor Cone (USA), who was the leader the previous day, shot 4-under but fell to a tie for 3rd place by one stroke (21-under par 267). Adrian Saddier (France) is also in this group.

Kang Sung-hoon recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. He was the only Korean player to advance to the final but finished last in 67th place (2-under par 286). Since his first career win at the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson, Kang has struggled to achieve good results. This season, he is playing with a conditional status but has not entered the top 10. His best finish this season is a tie for 14th at the AT&T Byron Nelson.

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