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South Korean golfer Kim Si-woo has captured his maiden PGA Tour win. Kim won the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, with a 21-under 259, five shots better than former world No. 1 Luke Donald of England. Kim shot a three-under 67 in the final round.
Kim became the fifth South Korean to win on the PGA Tour after K.J. Choi, Y.E. Yang, Bae Sang-moon and Noh Seung-yul. The 21-year-old cashed in US$1.08 million.
Kim, who shot a course-record 10-under 60 in the second round, began the final day with a four-stroke lead over Rafa Cabrera Bello of Spain at 18-under. Kim had a quick start with four birdies over his first nine holes. He later picked up three bogeys through 14 holes but collected birdies on the par-5 15th and par-4 18th to seal his first victory on the PGA Tour. He finished second at the Barbasol Championship last month.
Kim was the youngest player to graduate from the PGA Tour's qualifying school in 2012. He was only 17 years, 5 months, 6 days old at the time. But due to a PGA Tour rule, he became a PGA Tour member in the midway of the 2013 season after he turned 18.
(Yonhap)
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Park Sae-jin
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