Byung-Hoon An Finishes 4th at PGA Season Opener... Kirk Clinches Victory
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Kirk Secures 6th Career Win... Cheers for 4.7 Billion KRW Prize
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Byeonghun An's fresh start to the new season.
On the 7th (local time), he finished 4th (26-under 266) in the final round of the 2024 PGA Tour opening event, The Sentry (total prize money $20 million), held at the Plantation Course (par 73, 7,596 yards) in Kapalua, Hawaii, USA. Starting tied for 3rd place, 2 strokes behind, he recorded 1 eagle, 7 birdies, and 2 bogeys. Although he was only 2-under over 12 holes, his strong finish with consecutive birdies on holes 13 and 14, an eagle on hole 15 (par 5), and a birdie on hole 16 (par 4) stood out.
![Byung-Hoon An is teeing off at the 9th hole during the 4th round of The Sentry at the opening match. <br>[Kapalua (Hawaii) = AFP·Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2024010810061821680_1704675978.jpeg)
Byung-Hoon An is teeing off at the 9th hole during the 4th round of The Sentry at the opening match.
[Kapalua (Hawaii) = AFP·Yonhap News]
Byeonghun An had his best performance last year on the PGA Tour. He participated in 31 tournaments, finishing in the top 10 four times, including runner-up at the Wyndham Championship. He ranked 44th in the FedEx Cup standings. While he has wins on the DP World Tour and Korn Ferry (second-tier) Tour, he has yet to win on the PGA Tour. Although he received a three-month suspension last October after testing positive in a doping test due to taking cough medicine in Korea, he demonstrated his resilience at the season opener.
Chris Kirk (USA) surged with an 8-under round to secure a 1-stroke victory (29-under 263). This marked his sixth career win, 11 months after his Honda Classic victory in February last year, with a winner's prize of $3.6 million (approximately 4.7 billion KRW). Sahith Theegala finished 2nd (28-under 264), and Jordan Spieth (both USA) performed well in 3rd place (27-under 265). World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) ended the tournament tied for 5th (25-under 267).
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Korea's Sungjae Im surged to a tie for 5th place, leading with a daily best 10-under round. Over four days, Im recorded 34 birdies, becoming the PGA Tour 72-hole birdie leader. In 2021, he set a single-season record with 498 birdies. Siwoo Kim tied for 25th (20-under 272), and Juhyung Kim tied for 45th (14-under 279).
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