Seongjae Lim tied for second place in the Tour Championship, the last tournament of the PGA Tour playoffs.
Sungjae Lim hit a 4 under par on the last day of the Tour Championship held at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, USA to score a total of 20 under par and shared runners-up with US Scottie Schaeffler.
Im Seong-jae, who participated in the Tour Championship with only the top 30 players for four consecutive years, surpassed Choi Kyeong-ju in fifth place in 2007, setting the record for the best performance by a Korean player.
Seongjae Lim entered the final 4 rounds, seven shots behind USA’s Scotty Schaeffler, who led the way through the 3rd round. There was a big difference in the number of strokes, but while Schaeffler was bogeyed at the 3rd, 4th, and 6th holes, Seongjae Lim caught birdies on the 3rd, 4th, and 6th holes one following another and recorded 20 under par, catching up with Schaeffler by one stroke. I did.
In the meantime, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy also reduced three strokes in the first half alone and competed fiercely with Schaeffler and Im Sung-jae for the title.
Sungjae Lim lost two strokes to a double bogey on the 14th hole, but made a birdie on the 17th following the 15th. In the meantime, Schaeffler, whose shot was shaken, tied for second place with Lim Sung-jae at 20-under, and McIlroy took the lead alone at 21-under.
In a situation where he might see enough victory, Sungjae Lim was only par on the last relatively easy 18th hole and ended up tied for second place at 20 under par, one shot behind McIlroy.
McIlroy was six strokes behind Schaeffler until the third round, but on the last day boasted a terrifying concentration and won a dramatic comeback victory at 21-under.
Schaeffler showed his best performance throughout the season and advanced to the Tour Championship with 1st place, and even started the final round six strokes ahead of 2nd place, but his iron shot was shaken and he tied for 2nd place with Lim Sungjae.
McIlroy, who overtook Tiger Woods to win the third FedEx Cup, the most in history, received $18 million, or regarding 24.1 billion won, as a winning bonus.
