In this Associated Press photo, Kim Si-woo of South Korea watches his tee shot on the 16th hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, on August 21, 2016.
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After running into some trouble early on the back nine – three bogeys on his first five holes – cutting his lead to three, Kim birdied two of his last four holes, including the hard par-4 18th.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Si Woo Kim and Lucas Glover had putts for 59 on another low-scoring day in the Wyndham Championship.
Si Woo Kim wins Wyndham Championship for 1st PGA Tour title (read here): Joedy McCreary of Yahoo wraps up the final round of action with accompanying quotes from Kim and other challengers such as Luke Donald and Brandt Snedeker.
“I felt I played good for the majority of the round, just the putts didn’t want to drop in”, said Cabrera Bello, fifth last week at the Olympics. Only problem have pressure.
Kim had never won on Tour, coming close at the Barbasol Championship following a play-off defeat to Aaron Baddeley in July.
American Jim Furyk – the only man to shoot 58 on the PGA Tour – posted three birdies and an eagle, on the 15th, but bogeyed the final two holes to slip five shots adrift of the 21-year-old leader.
“I’m super happy to say that I’m going to be an amateur for another however long – eight or nine months”, Luck said.
He was so far ahead with nine holes left that the result was hardly in doubt, even after he made three bogeys in five holes from the 10th.
“He got off to a great start and it was really his tournament all the way”, said Rafa Cabrera-Bello, who finished T-5. I can see guys hitting lot of wedges.
The top 125 in the FedEx points standings will qualify for the playoffs, and several golfers remain in the hunt to make the field.
Kim made bogey on No 10 as rain moved in. It also is the next-to-last chance to earn points for the Ryder Cup, which begins September 30.
Former tournament victor Brandt Snedeker finished at 65 and was six shots back in a tie for sixth with Billy Horschel (64), Hideki Matsuyama (68) of Japan and Graeme McDowell (64) of Northern Ireland. “I came here for a couple of reasons this week”.
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