02-03-2025
Former No. 1 amateur wins Argentina Open to punch ticket to 2025 Open Championship
Former No. 1 amateur wins Argentina Open to punch ticket to 2025 Open Championship
Justin Suh picked a good time to get his first win since 2022.
The 27-year-old won the Korn Ferry Tour's 118 Visa Argentina Open on Sunday, running away from the field for a five-shot win at Jockey Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He did so in record fashion, breaking the 72-hole tournament scoring record with a 23-under 257 (the previous: record was 263, which Mason Andersen and Kris Ventura did last year), and the score tied for the sixth lowest 72-hole score in KFT history. Part of his week included a 60 in the third round.
More importantly, Suh earned a spot in the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush with the win.
"It feels great. From the start of the week we kind of knew it was going to be a hectic week," Suh said. "To stay patient through it all and come out with the score that I did, I'm extremely grateful that we got it in all four days. Just can't be happy enough to get the win, especially with The Open exemption on the line, there's a lot there riding on it. Overall just couldn't be happier."
The third round finished Sunday morning because of storms, then Suh ran away for his second KFT title Sunday afternoon. His last win came at the KFT Championship in 2022.
Now, the former No. 1 amateur will make his fifth start in a major come July. It'll be his first start at the Open.
"A couple years ago when I was playing well on the PGA Tour, that was one of the majors I missed, so to get there through this exemption is really, really cool."
Last year, Suh lost his PGA Tour card after making only 12 cuts in 29 starts. His win Sunday vaulted him to second in the KFT standings, a big boost to earning his way back to the PGA Tour next year.
"I struggled with my game all last year, kind of went through a slump," Suh said. "Just kind of being on the other side of it now and to have worked on the things I've worked on with my coach and my team, just couldn't be more grateful to be in the position I'm in. Just to see the progress over the last four to five months has been really exciting."
