Kim Joo-hyung finished tied for 20th at the PGA Tour 3M Open, which had a total purse of $8.8 million.
On July 27, in the final round of the tournament held at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, Kim recorded six birdies and one bogey for a score of 5-under 66.
With a total score of 14-under 270, Kim ended the tournament in a tie for 20th place.
As a result of this performance, Kim's FedEx Cup ranking improved by one spot to 34th. The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings qualify for the first playoff event, the St. Jude Championship.
Currently ranked 34th, Kim is in a secure position for the first playoff event. However, to qualify for the second event (BMW Championship), which features only 50 players, and the final event (Tour Championship), which has 30 participants, he will need to improve his ranking in the remaining regular tour events.
Kim started strong with a birdie on the 4th hole (par 3) and lost a stroke on the 6th hole (par 5) when his second shot landed in a penalty area (water hazard). However, he quickly regained momentum with consecutive birdies on the 7th hole (par 4) and 8th hole (par 3). He continued to showcase stable shot-making in the back nine, sinking a 4.5-meter birdie putt on the 12th hole (par 5) and adding another birdie with a precise approach on the 16th hole (par 4). He capped off his round with a birdie on the 18th hole (par 5), finishing the day with a five-stroke improvement.
The championship was claimed by rookie Jackson Koivun, born in 2005, who finished with a total score of 25-under 259. Koivun shot an impressive 8-under on the final day, outpacing world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who finished at 22-under 262, by three strokes.
Koivun's 25-under score set a new record for the lowest under-par victory in the tournament's history since its inception in 2019.
A former world No. 1 amateur, Koivun swept all four major college golf awards in 2024 (the Skins Game, Jack Nicklaus Award, Ben Hogan Award, and Phil Mickelson Award). He achieved his first PGA Tour victory in just his fourth event since turning professional last month.
With this win, Koivun earned $1,584,000 and significantly improved his FedEx Cup ranking from 194th to 70th, enhancing his chances of qualifying for the first playoff event.
Michael Kim, a Korean-American golfer, recorded a 'dream 59' in the second round and finished tied for 10th with a total score of 17-under 267.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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