Younghan Song Finishes Tied for 31st at LIV Golf Hong Kong... Rahm Wins by Three Strokes
Four Birdies and a Clean Finish on the Final Day
Rahm Charges Ahead with 6-Under to Claim First Win of the Season
Anthony Kim Ties for 31st, Byeonghun An Ties for 45th
Younghan Song tied for 31st place at the LIV Golf Hong Kong event, which had a total prize purse of 30 million dollars.
On March 8th, at Hong Kong Golf Club (par 70, 6,710 yards), he played a flawless fourth round, carding four birdies without a single bogey. Song shot a 4-under-par 66 and finished the tournament with a total score of 9-under-par 271. Anthony Kim, a Korean-American player who won in Adelaide, Australia last month, also tied for 31st place.
Starting on the 11th hole (par 4), Song made his first birdie on the 13th hole (par 5), and picked up another stroke on the 17th hole (par 4). He reached the green in two shots on the 3rd hole (par 5) for an easy birdie, then added another with a sharp iron shot to 1.8 meters on the 4th hole (par 4).
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Jon Rahm of Spain shot a 6-under-par round to win the tournament by three strokes, finishing at 23-under-par 257. After finishing runner-up in both the season-opening LIV Golf Riyadh and the second event in Adelaide, Jon Rahm lifted the trophy in his third tournament of the season.
Jon Rahm is smiling brightly while holding the trophy right after winning LIV Golf Hong Kong. Hong Kong – Photo by Reuters Yonhap News
View original imageThomas Detry finished second (20-under-par 260), Thomas Pieters (also from Belgium) was third (19-under-par 261), and Charles Howell III (United States) took fourth (18-under-par 262). Jaehun Lee, a Korean-Canadian player, tied for 18th place (11-under-par 269). Among Korean players, Byeonghun An finished tied for 45th (7-under-par 273), and Minkyu Kim tied for 50th (3-under-par 277).
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