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Lim Seong-jae (22, CJ Logistics) played with 5 birdies in the fourth round of the 84th Masters (total cash prize of $ 11.5 million) held at the Augusta National Golf Club (par 72, 7,475 yards) in Augusta, Georgia , USA on the 16th (Korean time). He tied two and scored a par 69 of 3 under par.
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| Lim Seong-jae was the runner-up and wrote the ‘Masters’ record for the best Koreans in history. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] |
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| Lim Seong-jae punches winner Dustin Johnson after finishing the last 18th hole. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] |
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| Defending champion Tiger Woods wears a green jacket to Dustin Johnson (left). [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] |
Lim Sung-jae, who posted a final total of 15 under 273, and winner Dustin Johnson (35, USA) held a joint second place by 5 strokes.
Beyond the third place set by Choi Gyeong-ju in 2004, he stood tall as the lead with the highest ratings in Korean history. Yang Yong-eun’s only major Korean championship record, which reached the top of the 2009 PGA Championship, has not been broken. However, Lim Seong-jae played in the Masters Champions Group with Abraham Anser (Mexico) for the first time in Korean player theory.
Dustin Johnson (USA), The ‘No. 1 in the world ‘, he wore a green jacket with 20 strokes under 268. The winning prize is $ 2.72 million (about 2.3 billion won).
After recovering from Corona 19, Johnson rose to the top of the Masters after finishing second at the Houston Open last week. With this victory, he won his second major in 4 years and 5 months since the US Open in June 2016. The PGA career victory is 24. In addition, Dustin Johnson broke the record for low hitting (previously 18 hits under par 270, Tiger Woods 1997, Jordan Spies 2015).
On this day, Im Seong-jae made a new start as a partner in the first two years in a row (par 5 second hole, par 4 third hole). However, he lost at bat in a row in two consecutive bogies (holes par 3 and 6, par 4 and 7 holes). After that, the eighth hole (par 5), hole 13 (par 5) and hole 15 (par 5) were reduced by one stroke, and the last hole 18 (par 4) was finished with a par. The hit rate on the fairway was 82.14% and the average number of putts was 1.42, ranking first among all players.
‘Major Jinx’ also fled.
His best performance in major tournaments so far is a tie for 22nd at the US Open that ended in September this year. Previously, a tie for 42nd place in the 2018 PGA Championship was the highest score in the majors. At the US Open 2018 and Open 2019, the cuts were also removed.
After receiving the Rookie Award for two consecutive seasons on the second leg of the tour in 2018 (Web.com Tour), Lim Seong-jae became the first Asian rookie in PGA history in 2019. In March of this year, after reaching the top of the first PGA at the Honda Classic, he even won second place at the Masters.
Tiger Woods of the ‘defending champion’ finished in a tie for 38th place (1 under par) with a 4 over par, missing 7 shots at Amen Corner (holes 11-13) and 12 holes (par 3).
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