Siwoo Kim Ties for Second ... 'Best Personal Finish of the Year'

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Siwoo Kim finished as runner-up.

On February 1 (local time), at the South Course (par 72, 7,765 yards) of Torrey Pines in San Diego, California, during the fourth round of the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open (total prize money: 9.6 million dollars), he carded a 3-under-par 69 with four birdies and one bogey.

With a final total of 16-under-par 272, Siwoo Kim tied for second place alongside Pearson Coodie (USA) and others. Following a tie for 11th at the season-opening Sony Open and a tie for 6th at the American Express, he has now demonstrated consistent performance for three consecutive tournaments.

Siwoo Kim is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 4th round of the Farmers Insurance Open. San Diego=AP Yonhap News

Siwoo Kim started the day tied for third, eight shots behind the leader. He made birdies on the 2nd and 5th holes (both par 4), then recorded pars on the next seven holes. He added another birdie on the par-5 13th hole with a long drive, but missed a short par putt on the par-4 17th and had to settle for a bogey. On the final par-5 18th hole, he reached the green in two and made a two-putt birdie.

Justin Rose (England) shot a 2-under-par 70 to win by a commanding seven strokes with a total of 23-under-par 265. He led the leaderboard all four days, securing a wire-to-wire victory. This marks Rose's 13th career PGA Tour win and his first since the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August last year, ending a six-month drought. It is also his second victory at this event since 2019, and he became the oldest winner in tournament history at 45 years old. The winner's prize is 1,728,000 dollars (approximately 2.5 billion won).

Ryo Hisatsune (Japan) also performed well, finishing tied for second. Brooks Koepka (USA), who left LIV Golf and made his PGA Tour return at this event, finished tied for 56th at 4-under-par 284.

Among Korean players, Kim Sunghyun finished 63rd at 2-under-par 286, while Kim Joo-hyung tied for 65th at even-par 288. Lee Seung-taek, who made his PGA Tour debut this year, struggled with a 10-over-par 154 over two days and missed the cut.

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