Juhyung Kim Ties for 54th... 'Still Adjusting His Swing'

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Juhyung Kim finished the tournament within the top 50.

Juhyung Kim finished tied for 54th at the OneFlight Myrtle Beach Classic. Photo by AFP Yonhap News

On May 11 (local time), at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club (par 71, 7,347 yards) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA, during the fourth round of the PGA Tour OneFlight Myrtle Beach Classic (total prize money $4 million), Kim traded three birdies for three bogeys and was unable to lower his score. He finished tied for 54th at 2-under-par 282. His fairway accuracy rate was 57.14%, and his greens in regulation rate was 55.56%, making it difficult for him to create birdie opportunities.

Kim, who joined the PGA Tour in 2022, has three career victories. Currently working on correcting his swing, Kim has played in 12 tournaments this year and made the cut eight times. His only top-10 finish this year was a tie for seventh at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February.

This tournament featured mainly players who were unable to participate in the Signature Event Truist Championship (total prize money $20 million), which was held during the same period in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ryan Fox (New Zealand) shot a 5-under-par 66 to tie with Mackenzie Hughes (Canada) and Harry Higgs (USA) at 15-under-par 269. On the first playoff hole, which resumed at the 18th hole (par 4), Fox secured victory with a winning birdie. This was his first win in 68 PGA Tour events. He received a winner's prize of $720,000 (approximately 1 billion KRW).

Hughes, who had maintained a one-shot lead, made a bogey on the 18th hole and was forced into a playoff. Higgs, who was aiming for his first win in 134 PGA Tour events since joining in 2020, had to settle for a tie for second. His previous best finishes were runner-up at the 2019 Bermuda Championship and the 2020 Safeway Open. Kevin Yu (Taiwan) surged with a 6-under-par 65 to finish fourth at 14-under-par 270. Carson Young (USA), who had led the previous day, lost two strokes and dropped to a tie for 13th at 12-under-par 272.

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