Byeong-Hun An Again in the 'Top 10'... 'FedEx Cup Ranking 5th'

Arnold Palmer Invitational FR 4 Under Par
Tied 8th, Third Top 10 of the Season
Scheffler's 7th Career Win, Clark 2nd, Lowry 3rd

An Byeong-hun once again made it into the ‘Top 10’.

An Byeonghun

On the 10th (local time), at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge (par 72, 7,466 yards) in Orlando, Florida, USA, during the 4th round of the PGA Tour’s ‘premier event’ Arnold Palmer Invitational (total prize money $20 million), he shot a 4-under-par 68 to finish tied for 8th place (4-under-par 284). This marked his third ‘Top 10’ finish of the season, moving him up to 5th place in the FedEx Cup rankings.

An Byeong-hun started from a tie for 31st place and recorded six birdies and two bogeys. Although he began shakily with a bogey on the 1st hole (par 4), he changed the momentum with three consecutive birdies from the 6th to 8th holes. In the back nine, he added three more birdies on the 11th, 15th, and 16th holes to improve his position. However, it was disappointing that his tee shot on the final 18th hole (par 4) landed in the rough, resulting in a bogey. His long drives of up to 335 yards and an impressive 1.71 putts per hole on greens in regulation stood out.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) surged with a 6-under-par 66, securing a dominant 5-shot victory (15-under-par 273). This was his first win in a year since capturing the ‘fifth major’ The Players Championship in March last year. It marked his 7th PGA Tour victory, with a winner’s prize of $4 million (approximately 5.3 billion KRW). This was his second title at this event, following his 2022 win.

Scheffler’s green play was exceptional. Ahead of this tournament, he made a bold move by changing his putter. He replaced his blade-style putter, which suited his sensitive putting touch, with a mallet-style putter known for its straight roll. Scheffler’s choice paid off brilliantly. He ranked tied 6th in average putts (27) and 1st in putts per hole on greens in regulation (1.58) during the event.

Wyndham Clark (USA) finished 2nd (10-under-par 278), and Shane Lowry (Ireland) took 3rd place (9-under-par 279). World No. 2 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) ended tied for 21st (1-under-par 287). From Korea, Im Sung-jae finished tied for 18th (2-under-par 286), Kim Si-woo tied for 30th (1-over-par 289), and Kim Joo-hyung tied for 52nd (6-over-par 294).

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