Rising Kim Si-woo tied for 11th on the first day of PGA Tour Signature Competition
Rising Kim Si-woo tied for 11th on the first day of PGA Tour Signature Competition
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Kim Si-woo, who has recently been on the rise among Korean players, continued his momentum by tying for 11th on the first day of the PGA Tour's signature Truist Championship (total prize money of $20 million).
Kim Si-woo made five birdies without a bogey in the first round of the tournament held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club (par 70) in Plutown, Pennsylvania on the 9th (Korea time) and shot 5-under 65.
Kim Si-woo tied for 11th place by four strokes with Keith Mitchell of the U.S., who led the game alone with a 9-under 61.
Kim Si-woo suffered from not being able to play in the first major tournament Masters Tournament of the season as he failed to make the cut at the Texas Children's Houston Open and the Valero Texas Open in late March and April, but has since risen again as he tied for 8th in RBC Heritage and 15th in The CJ Cup byron Nelson.
In particular, Kim Si-woo, who finished tied for 15th by reducing five shots on the last day of Byron Nelson at the CJ Cup, which ended on the 5th, expressed confidence in reporters, saying, "I can continue the good momentum to the Truist Championship and the Major PGA Championship next week."
Confidence continued into this week. Kim Si-woo was aiming to become the first Korean to win the signature competition by leading through the third round at the RBC Heritage two weeks ago, but suffered a slump on the last day to finish tied for eighth. He is committed to not leaving such regrets at the upcoming competition.
In particular, Kim Si-woo's sharp iron shot stood out on the day. With an accurate shot that missed the green only once, Kim posted a 94.44 percent (17/18) accuracy rate, which was the most accurate iron shot among 72 players.
Kim Si-woo, who added a 1.8m birdie in the fourth hole (par 4) by attaching a wedge shot to a distance of 1m from the pin, added a birdie in the fifth hole (par 5), but added a birdie with a sharp shot that almost became a bunker shot eagle.
Kim Si-woo, who continued his par streak, finished satisfactorily by making a 1.2m birdie on the 13th hole (par 4) for the first time in a long time and adding a tricky 2.8m birdie on the 15th hole (par 5).
Ahn Byung-hoon tied for 35th with five birdies and two bogeys for 3-under 67, making a comfortable ranking.
Lim Sung-jae tied for 55th with 1-under 69 after tying 5 birdies and 4 bogeys to reduce one stroke.
Mitchell led the game by one stroke with a 9-under 61, the lowest number in his career. Mitchell has not won in more than six years since winning his first PGA Tour victory at the Honda Classic in March 2019.
Mitchell said, "It was a round where everything went my way. I had a great round and I hope this performance continues in the remaining three rounds."
Originally, the Truist Championship is held at the Quail Hallo Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, but this year alone, the tournament is being held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club because the 107th PGA Championship, a major tournament, will be held next week at the venue. 먹튀검증
Danny McCarthy of the U.S. ranked second with an 8-under 62, while Ricky Fowler of the U.S., Colin Morikawa of the U.S., Jeff Straka of Austria and Akshay Bhatia of the U.S. tied for third with a 7-under 63.
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), who is aiming for his second consecutive victory in the tournament and his fourth win this season, started the first round by tying for 25th with a 4-under 66. McIlroy got off to a good start in the final adjustment ahead of his second major PGA Championship of the season at his "home course" Quail Hallow Club next week after winning a major Masters tournament.
"This is going to be a great preparation week for me to locate my game and refine some things," said McIlroy, a four-time Quail Hallow champion. "I still want to play well and have a chance to win. If you play this week on the 4th, you'll get a much better idea of what my performance will be like next week. This is a very important week."
McIlroy made four birdies in the first 10 holes, including 5-meter birdie, 3.5-meter birdie, and 4.5-meter birdie. McIlroy, who made a three-putt bogey at the 11th hole (par 4) and recovered with a 5-meter birdie at the 14th hole (par 3) afterwards, finished the race with one bogey and one birdie each.
"Overall, it was a good day," he said, adding, "I played pretty well. I didn't play for a week and didn't practice much, so my performance was just a little rusty."