Juhyung Kim 6 Under Par... "No Aftereffects from Ankle Injury"

PO Round 1 St. Jude Championship 1R 2nd Place
Spieth Leads, Scheffler and McIlroy Tied 15th
Im Sungjae and An Byeonghun Tied 15th, Kim Siwoo 34th

‘PGA’s star attraction’ Siwoo Kim is on a winning march.

On the 10th (local time), he shot 6-under par in the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship (total prize money $20 million), the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs (PO) held at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, USA (par 70, 7,243 yards), and rose to second place. Jordan Spieth leads with 7-under par 63, while Collin Morikawa (both USA) and Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) are tied for third at 5-under par 65.

This tournament featured only the top 70 players from the FedEx Cup standings after the regular season finale, the Wyndham Championship. There is no cut, and the winner’s prize money is $3.6 million. Following this are the second playoff event, the BMW Championship (17?20), with only 50 players, and the final Tour Championship (24?27), where only 30 players compete.

Kim Joo-hyung is teeing off at the 7th hole of the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship PO 1st match. [Memphis (USA) = AFP·Yonhap News]

Juhyung Kim’s putting was outstanding with an average of 1.46 putts per green hit. He is just one stroke behind the leader, aiming for his second win of the season and third career victory, 10 months after winning the Shriners Children’s Open last October. Kim had to withdraw from the Wyndham Championship, his first title defense, due to a right ankle injury sustained at last month’s final major, The Open, and prepared for this tournament instead.

Spieth showcased flawless play with one eagle and five birdies. FedEx Cup No. 2 ranked Scottie Scheffler (USA), No. 3 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), and players like Sungjae Im and Byung-Hun An also started solidly, tied for 15th place at 3-under par 67. Siwoo Kim is tied for 34th place at 2-under par 68, eyeing a move up the leaderboard. ‘The Open Champion’ Brian Harman (USA) is tied for 54th at 1-over par 71, and FedEx Cup No. 1 Jon Rahm (Spain) is tied for 65th at 3-over par 73.

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