Choi Kyung-joo (53), the eldest Korean male golfer, showed off his unwavering competitiveness on the PGA stage.
On the 13th (Korean time), Choi Kyung-joo recorded a 4 under par 66 in the first round of the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Sony Open (total prize money of 7.9 million dollars) held at the Waialay Country Club (par 70) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, and took the top spot. reserved.
Choi Kyung-ju, who had the experience of reaching the top of this tournament in 2008, tied 5 birdies and 1 bogey in the first round of this tournament, chasing Jordan Spieth and Chris Kirk (USA, 6 under par, 64 strokes above) from the morning group by 2 strokes. all. They are tied for third place in the morning group. 토토사이트
Even after entering his 50s, Choi Kyung-ju is showing off rust-free skills in competition with his juniors. His driving average distance is 287.7 yards, not much different from the PGA Tour average of 296.3 yards this season. Driver accuracy and green hit rate also complied with 78.57% and 77.78%, respectively.
Choi Kyung-ju got off to a good start with two birdies in the first half. On the 10th hole (par 4), which was the first hole of the second half, he made a series of mistakes on the tee shot and second shot and recorded a bogey, lost one stroke, but added birdies on the 12th, 16th, and 18th holes one after another and ranked high. was named in
Kim Si-woo, who participated in this tournament for the first time since getting married in December of last year, also recorded 3-under-par 67 with 5 birdies and 2 bogeys. The rest of the Korean players, including Kim Joo-hyung, Lim Seong-jae, Lee Kyung-hoon, Ahn Byeong-hun and Kim Seong-hyun, were all assigned to the afternoon group.