After all, ‘World Class’ was different. Numerous difficulties, such as participating in consecutive competitions, getting tired from jet lag, and now unfamiliar Korean grass golf courses, did not stop Lim Seong-jae from winning the championship. Im Seong-jae, ranked 18th in the men’s golf world ranking, responded to the cheers of numerous galleries with a thrilling come-from-behind victory on the Korean stage, which he visited after 3 years and 7 months.
The fourth round on the final day of the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour Woori Finance Championship, which ended on the 14th at Ferrum Club (par 72, 7232 yards) in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. Lim Seong-jae, who started in a tie for 6th place, 5 strokes behind solo leader Choi Jin-ho, recorded 4-under-par 68 with 1 eagle, 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. A total of 10 under par 278 strokes. Im Seong-jae succeeded in winning the come-from-behind victory over Lee Jun-seok by one stroke.
Following the Genesis Championship in October 2021, the second win in the KPGA Korean Tour career. His winning prize money of 300 million won also accumulated 5.5 world ranking points. Strangely, Lim Seong-jae, who won the Genesis Championship, his first win in Korea by 7 strokes, came from behind to win his second championship by 5 strokes. In particular, this victory was a tournament hosted by Woori Financial Group, his sub-sponsor, so his joy was doubled.
It was not an easy game. Lim Seong-jae, who entered the country immediately after finishing in a tie for 8th at the Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour, was unable to show his skills due to poor physical condition. However, on the final day when his championship trophy was at stake, Lim Seong-jae showed his concentration and overturned the match, showing the true nature of ‘world class’ without regret.
Bogeys were committed in holes 6 and 8 without a birdie, and the ranking fell further. Fortunately, a birdie on the 9th hole prevented the ranking from falling further. and the second half. Lim Seong-jae’s flipping show was held.
The 12th hole (par 5), which was hit after a 2m birdie putt on the 11th hole (par 4), was the point that changed the atmosphere that day. After hitting a 292-yard driver shot, the remaining distance to the hole was 291 yards. Im Seong-jae spent a lot of time contemplating whether to hit a 3-wood or a hybrid. The choice is a 3-wood. Normally, the distance to the green would be too far, but the ball hit from the rough landed in front of the green and stopped exactly 3m in front of the hole. Tremendous cheers broke out among the galleries that filled the course, and Lim Seong-jae responded with a successful eagle putt. Continuing the momentum, he caught a birdie on the 13th hole (par 4), and although he faltered afterwards, he put a wedge in the championship at the last hole on the 18th. The second shot from the downhill rough was short and fell into a bunker 50m away from the hole, but he made a birdie after showing a PGA-level shot that puts the ball 1.5m away with a pitching wedge. And Lee Jun-seok, who was co-leader, left a 1m birdie putt, which was expected to go into overtime, but the ball flowed along the edge of the hole and was pushed back to second place.카지노사이트
Lim Seong-jae looked back and said, “I lost one stroke because the game didn’t go well in the first half. But before I went to the second half, I looked at the leaderboard and saw that there wasn’t much difference from the lead, so I thought there was a possibility of a comeback.” He continued, “I was focused on the game, and the eagle on the 12th hole was an opportunity to get on a good flow.”
Im Seong-jae’s slightly changed putting method ahead of the tournament also helped. He chose to place the putter head slightly forward for a more solid putt and practiced a lot to make the putting stroke ‘straight’. The breathless final 18th hole birdie putt was completed like this.
After a short meeting with a Korean fan, Lim Seong-jae gets back on the plane to the United States. This is because the major tournament, the PGA Championship, will be held this week. He said, “I think I need to adjust my condition well,” and promised, “I’m very tired right now, but I’ll work hard because I received good energy in front of Korean fans.”