Kim Seong-hyun tied 7 birdies and 2 bogeys in the first round of the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open (total prize money of 8.7 million dollars) held at Torrey Pines Golf Course (par 72) in San Diego, California on the 26th (Korean time), 5 under par 67. He hit and tied for 12th.
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Colin Morikawa and Luke List (above), Kim Seong-hyun is three strokes behind the tied for first place group.
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Colin Morikawa and Luke List (above), Kim Seong-hyun is three strokes behind the tied for first place group.
Kim Seong-hyun, who made his debut on the PGA Tour this season, has participated in 10 tournaments so far and has been in the top 5 once. On the 16th, he tied for 12th at the Sony Open, Hawaii, but missed the cut at the American Express, where he competed last week. 스포츠토토
Kim Seong-hyun, who played on the book course that day, had a fairway landing rate of 35.71% and tee shot accuracy was not good, but she recorded a green hit rate of 72.22% and was excellent at capturing the green.
Seong-Hyeon Kim, who had a difficult start by making consecutive bogeys on the 3rd and 4th holes in the first half, began to reduce the number of strokes in earnest by catching her first birdie on the 5th hole (par 5). He caught birdies on the 7th hole (par 4) and 9th hole (par 5) and joined the ranks of the under-par group.
Kim Seong-hyun said, “I didn’t start well in the beginning. I played patiently. I asked the caddy what seemed to be the problem because my putt wasn’t good, but he advised me that there was a mistake in the setup. After correcting that, the putt became easier. That helped.” said.
He will play the second round on the South Course on the 27th. The South Course is known for being difficult enough that the US Open was held there. The battlefield is long, the fairways are narrow, the rough is lush, and the greens are tricky, making it difficult for players to keep the number of strokes.
Kim Seong-hyun said, “Tomorrow is likely to be more windy and more difficult. In this course, I think I will have to be patient and create opportunities.”
He added, “Because there are so many matches, I think more good opportunities will come. There are many matches I played well before, so if I believe in myself and play, I think there will be good results.”
On the other hand, Lim Seong-jae (25) showed off a smooth start with a 4 under par 68 on the difficult South Course. Kim Si-woo (28) also tied for 33rd with a 3 under par 69 strokes.