SEUNG HYUN KIM FINISHES RUNNER-UP IN PGA TOUR’S FORTINET CHAMPIONSHIPS, WINNER IS SIGALA

Sung Hyun Kim finished runner-up at the Fortinet Championship on the PGA Tour ($8.4 million purse).Kim shot a 4-under 68 with four birdies and no bogeys in the final four rounds of the tournament at Silverado Resort and Spa (par-72, 7,123 yards) in Napa, California, U.S.A., on Monday (Aug. 18).With a final total of 19-under par 269, Kim finished the tournament in second place, two strokes behind winner Sahith Sigala (USA).The runner-up finish is Kim’s best result on the PGA Tour.It was a special day for the South Korean, who was born on September 17, 1998.Kim made his PGA Tour debut in the 2022-2023 season after earning Rookie of the Year honors on the PGA’s secondary tour, the Confederation Tour.He made a splash with a tie for fourth at the Shriners Children’s Open in October of last year, his third event, but hasn’t finished in the top 10 since.Over the course of the season, he made 20 cuts in 32 events, including eight top-25 finishes.Kim finished the regular season tied for 83rd in the FedExCup and did not make the playoffs.With today’s runner-up finish, Sung Hyun Kim is expected to move from 83rd to 57th in the FedExCup standings.If he finishes this fall series in the top 125 in the FedExCup, he will have a solid shot at qualifying for the 2024 season.Furthermore, a 51st-60th place finish would earn him a spot in next year’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Genesis Invitational.While Sigala was on his way to his first career victory with a 4-under 68, Sung Hyun Kim (USA) held onto second place ahead of Eric Cole (USA) and Cam Davies (AUS).After parring his first nine holes, Kim turned in a dominant second half that included four birdies without a bogey.After picking up her first birdie on the 10th (par-4), she dropped shots on the 15th (par-5) and 16th (par-4) before finishing with a birdie on the 18th (par-5).After the tournament, Kim said, “It was the longest week I’ve ever had. I tried to stay mentally strong and play with good thoughts and mindset.” “I think I played as well as I wanted to in the end, and I’m happy with the result.”Kim Sung-hyun, who was in the same group as Justin Thomas (USA), said, “Justin hit a lot of ‘good shots’. I think he’s a really good player,” he said, adding, “I realized that the world’s top players are different and I had to work hard to keep up with him.”As for Choi, who finished runner-up at the PGA Champions Tour’s Sanford International, he said, “It feels great to be runner-up on the same day as my idol. Congratulations to him,” he said, adding, 카지노사이트 “I feel like I need to follow suit.”