Kyung-Hoon Lee Ties for 4th... Eckroth's First Career Win

Cognizant FR 3 Under Par in Remaining 5 Holes
Top 10 Entry in 6 Tournaments This Year
Eckroat Wins After 50 Tournaments, An Byeong-hun 21st

Lee Kyung-hoon made it into the 'Top 10.'

Lee Kyung-hoon

On the 4th (local time), at the PGA National Resort Champions Course (par 71, 7,147 yards) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA, Lee showed strong finishing power by making 3 birdies without any bogeys in the remaining 5 holes of the 4th round of the PGA Tour Cognizant Classic (total prize money $9 million). He jumped from a tie for 16th place the previous day to a tie for 4th place (13-under 271 strokes). The final round of the Cognizant Classic was postponed by one day. Due to heavy rain and other bad weather conditions, the play was repeatedly suspended and resumed, and many players were unable to finish their rounds.

He started fresh with a birdie on the first hole he played, the 14th hole (par 4), and showed his strength with consecutive birdies on the 17th and 18th holes. He was powered by a fairway hit rate of 78.57% and a greens in regulation rate of 77.78%. Especially, his putting average was outstanding at 1.57 putts per green in regulation. This marks his 6th tournament this year finishing in the 'Top 10' and his first top-10 finish since tying for 7th at the Shriners Children's Open last October.

Austin Eckroat is taking off his hat to greet after securing victory at the Cognizant Classic.
[Palm Beach Gardens, USA = Photo by Reuters and Yonhap News]

Austin Eckroat (USA) reduced his score by 2 strokes over the remaining 11 holes to secure a 3-stroke victory (17-under 267 strokes). This was his first win in 50 PGA Tour events. He earned $1.62 million (approximately 2.16 billion KRW). Korean-Australian Minwoo Lee and Erik van Rooyen (South Africa) tied for 2nd place (14-under 270 strokes), while Cameron Young and Jake Knapp (both USA) tied for 4th place.

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy finished tied for 21st place (10-under 274 strokes). An Byeong-hoon also joined this group by shooting 6-under in the 4th round. Kim Joo-hyung finished tied for 62nd place (2-under 282 strokes), and Kim Sung-hyun ended tied for 67th place (1-over 285 strokes).

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