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Korea Herald
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Korea Herald
5 out of 6 S. Koreans miss cut at Open Championship
Only one out of six South Korean players in the field has made the cut at the final major tournament of the men's golf season. Im Sung-jae shot an even 71 in the second round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Friday (local time), with a birdie and a bogey. It was Im's second straight round of 71 on this par-71 course. He is in a 17-way tie for 34th place. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler soared to the top of the leaderboard at 10-under after firing a 64 on Friday. The cut line was one-over 143, and the five other South Korean players finished above it. Tom Kim went from tying for 10th after the opening round to missing the cut at three-over after carding a 76 in the second round with a birdie, four bogeys and one double bogey. Kim Si-woo, who went 74-71, also finished at three-over, while Song Young-han, a Japanese tour player, ended up at four-over after shooting back-to-back 73s. An Byeong-hun's 71 in the second round wasn't enough to negate his opening round of 76. Choi Kyoung-ju, an eight-time PGA Tour winner playing in his first Open Championship in 11 years, finished at 13-over -- the third-worst score in the field.(Yonhap)
Korea Herald
14-04-2025
- Sport
- Korea Herald
Im Sung-jae ties for 5th at Masters
Im Sung-jae has finished his sixth Masters appearance with a top-five finish after posting his best score of the week in the final round. Im shot a three-under 69 in the final round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday to finish tied for fifth place at seven-under 281 overall. Im, who began the day tied for 10th place, made four birdies, an eagle and three bogeys. He was the runner-up in 2020 and tied for eighth in 2022. His 2020 performance remains the best showing by a South Korean player at the Masters. He missed the cut in 2021 and 2024, and tied for 16th in 2023. Im, who had shot 71-70-71 over the first three days, traded three birdies with two bogeys over the first nine holes. He then eagled the par-5 13th for his second eagle of the tournament. He bogeyed the 16th but came right back with a birdie on the next hole en route to his 69. Im finished four strokes behind the champion Rory McIlroy, who defeated Justin Rose on the first playoff hole for his first Masters title and his fifth major. McIlroy also completed a career Grand Slam, having won each of the four major tournaments at least once, joining Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods in the club. Two other South Korean players were in action at Augusta. An Byeong-hun tied for 21st at two-under 286, following a final round of 71. Tom Kim ranked last among those who made the cut, as he tied for 52nd at nine-over 297. He shot a 79 on the final day that included three double bogeys. (Yonhap)
