Sungjae Im Ties for 6th... Glover's "2 Consecutive Wins Momentum"

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Im Sung-jae, ranked 32nd in the FedEx Cup, has broken into the 'Top 10.'

On the 13th (local time), he added 2 under par in the 4th round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship (total prize money $20 million), the first event of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs held at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee (par 70, 7,243 yards), finishing tied for 6th place (11 under par, 269 strokes). This marked his 8th 'Top 10' finish of the season, and he also improved his FedEx Cup ranking to 28th.

Im Sung-jae is teeing off at the 7th hole during the 4th round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs first event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. [Memphis, USA=Photo by AFP·Yonhap News]

Starting tied for 6th place, 5 strokes behind the leader, Im Sung-jae recorded two birdies without any bogeys. He was gaining momentum with consecutive birdies on holes 2 and 3, but the game was unfortunately suspended due to severe weather. His long drives, reaching up to 329 yards, and his scrambling ability?consistently saving par or better even when failing to hit the green in regulation?were flawless. Im Sung-jae has laid the groundwork to advance to the second round of the Playoffs, the BMW Championship (17?20), which features only 50 players, and ultimately to the Tour Championship (24?27), where only the top 30 players for five consecutive years can compete.

Veteran Lucas Glover (USA) achieved back-to-back wins following last week's Wyndham Championship. He reduced his score by one stroke on the day to tie with Patrick Cantlay (both USA) at 15 under par (265 strokes), then secured victory with a par on the first hole of the playoff at the 18th hole (par 4). This was his 6th PGA Tour win, earning $3.6 million (approximately 4.8 billion KRW) in prize money. Cantlay lowered his head after sending his tee shot into the left pond during the playoff.

Rory McIlroy surged to tied 3rd place (14 under par, 266 strokes) by shooting 5 under par. Tommy Fleetwood (England) also joined this group. Kim Si-woo finished tied for 16th (9 under par, 271 strokes), Kim Joo-hyung tied for 24th (7 under par, 273 strokes), Scottie Scheffler (USA) tied for 31st (6 under par, 274 strokes), and Jon Rahm and An Byeong-hun ended tied for 37th (5 under par, 275 strokes).

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