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I got some good news today.
Just two months after Kim Joo-hyung won his first PGA Tour title, he achieved his second career title.
Kim Joo-hyung is now only 20 years old, but it is said that it is the first time in 26 years since Tiger Woods to record two wins before turning 21.
Reporter Park Joo-rin will tell you.
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Kim Joo-hyung took the lead in the final round with Cantlay of the United States.
In the first half alone, he increased his momentum by reducing three strokes, but Cantlay also reduced four strokes in eight holes in the second half and played a close match.
Last hole 18.
The match, which was expected to go into overtime, was a bit bland.
Cantlay made big mistakes in a row and collapsed, losing three strokes at a time, and Joo-Hyung Kim calmly put the ball to the green and finished the game with a par.
Final 24 under par.
Seniors such as Im Seong-jae and Lee Kyung-hoon, who had already finished the game, watched the youngest Kim Joo-hyung’s victory and sent generous congratulations.
Kim Joo-hyung, who won his first PGA championship as a temporary member at the Wyndham Championship last August, achieved a splendid feat of winning two career victories in two months.
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“I won’t lie. I was lucky on the 18th hole. It was an honor to be able to compete against the Cantlay.”
Kim Joo-hyung, 20 years and 3 months old, also wrote a new PGA history.
Only three Americans, Ralph Galdahl, Tiger Woods and Joo-hyung Kim, achieved two wins before turning 21. Achieved 2 wins.
In particular, he did not write a single bogey throughout the 4th round and 72 holes, and also achieved the third ‘no bogie win’ in PGA Tour history.
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“It’s incredible to be compared to Tiger Woods. It’s such an honor for me. It’s a dream come true.”
Kim Joo-hyung, who foresaw a blast from the first competition this season, jumped to 15th in the world ranking announced today, surpassing his senior Lim Seong-jae to become the top Korean player.
This is Park Joo-rin from MBC News.
Video editing: Kwan-soon Kim / Video courtesy: PGA Tour
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