Lim Seong-jae (25) will come from behind to win the WM Phoenix Open (total prize money of 20 million dollars).
Lim Seong-jae tied 5 birdies and 1 bogie in the 3rd round of the PGA Tour Phoenix Open held at TPC Scottsdale (par 71) in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA on the 12th (Korean time), 4 under par 67 strokes wrote down
Lim Seong-jae, who recorded an interim total of 9 under par 204 strokes, tied for 6th place with Tyrrell Hatton (England) and Rickie Fowler (USA). He is four strokes behind single player Scotty Scheffler (USA).
Goes on to win the come-from-behind championship by 4 strokes. On this day, the total number of strokes gained was 3.121, and the feeling of the shot was good enough to tie for 4th place. In particular, the green hit rate reached 77.78%. Scrambling also passed the crisis well with 75%.
Im Seong-jae is recording his second win on the PGA Tour. If he succeeds in winning the come-from-behind victory this time, he will reach the top in about 16 months since winning the Shriners Children’s Open in October 2021.
Im Seong-jae, who caught consecutive birdies on the 3rd and 4th holes in the first half, added a birdie on the 13th hole (par 5) in the second half. In the 14th hole (par 4), a par putt passed the hole and made a bogey, but after succeeding in a two-on in the 15th hole (par 5), he finished with a two putt and recorded a birdie. In the 17th hole (par 4), he succeeded in one-on, but finished with a birdie because of his big eagle putt.
Lim Seong-jae said, “Today, my tee shot went well, but I missed a lot of the fairway in the beginning, so I couldn’t get many chances when I hit the second shot. He said, “I made two-on three times, so the par 5 attack was very good.” 메이저놀이터
Im Seong-jae, who had to play the rest of the second round and the third round as the second round was postponed due to the postponement of sunset, said, “It was physically difficult. It was not easy to get up early and play, but the finish was good.”
He ranks highest among Korean players. Im Seong-jae said, “I’ve been doing well for three days. The course here isn’t very windy, but this year it seems to be particularly windy. I don’t know what the weather will be like tomorrow, but I hope it’s as stable as the third round.” “This tournament is famous for being noisy. Doing it while having fun helps mentally,” he said.