Ahn Byeong-hoon, equipped with a bloomstick putter, finished runner-up at the PGA Tour Wyndham Championship (total prize money of 7.6 million dollars). After changing to a long putter that strikes like a broomstick, he boasts a good putt feel, so good results are expected in the playoffs as well. Kim Hyo-joo also showed off a storm birdie on the last day of the competition and took second place.
On the 7th (Korean time), on the final day of the tournament held at Sedgefield Country Club (par 70) in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, Byeong-Hun Ahn hit a 3 under par 67 with 5 birdies and 2 bogeys. Ahn Byeong-hun, who recorded a final total of 18 under par 262, tied for second place with Russell Henry (USA). Ahn Byung-hun, who won runner-up at the Zurich Classic in May 2016, the Memorial Tournament in June 2018, and the RBC Canada Open in July 2018, achieved his fourth PGA Tour runner-up in his personal career.
Ahn Byung-hun failed to win 178 PGA Tour tournaments, and his best performance was to finish second only four times.
In a post-match interview, Ahn Byung-hoon said, “It’s a shame we didn’t win, but joint second place wasn’t bad either.”
Lucas Glover of the U.S. won the championship with a total of 20-under 260. Glover, the 2009 U.S. Open champion, has achieved five career wins on the tour in about two years since the John Dear Classic in July 2021. The prize money for winning this tournament is 1,368,000 dollars (about 1.78 billion won). Glover, who was ranked 112th in the FedEx Cup, will be able to advance to the playoffs with the top 70 players by raising his ranking to 49th.
The FedEx Cup playoffs for the 2022-23 season will continue until the end of this month after the BMW Championship and Tour Championship, starting with the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which opens on the 10th. The Korean players advanced to the playoffs with Kim Joo-hyung in 14th place, Kim Si-woo in 18th place, Lim Sung-jae in 32nd place, and Ahn Byung-hoon in 37th place.
Meanwhile, in the final round of the LPGA Tour Freedy Group Scottish Women’s Open (total prize money of $2 million) held at Dundonald Links (par 72) in Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, Hyo-joo Kim shot 7 under par and 65 strokes for a final total of 13 under par. 275 to finish runner-up. On this day, Kim Hyo-joo showed off an accurate putt with 8 successful birdie chances out of 14.
Celine Boutier (France), who won the Amundi Evian Championship held in France last week, took first place with 15 under par 273 strokes this time as well.
Among Korean players, A-lim Kim scored a 6 under par 66 in the 4th round and a final total of 11 under par 277 to tie for 4th place. Kim A-rim raised her expectations for the AIG Women’s Open to be held four days later by being named in the lead for two consecutive weeks following a tie for third at the Evian Championship.
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