Si-Woo Kim leaped from 75th to 28th in the latest Official World Golf Rankings after his dramatic victory at The Players Championship last weekend. The leap makes Kim the highest-ranked Asian player in the world, surpassing fellow Koreans Jeunghun Wang and Byeong Hun An, along with Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee. Japan's Hideki Matsuyama is ranked higher … Continue reading Si-Woo Kim Rises to World #28
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Kim Youngest Players Champion Ever
Eating pressure for breakfast, Korea's Si Woo Kim charged past the competition and took the Players Championship title with a 3-under 69 on Sunday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Kim as the only player not to hit a bogey on Sunday and as a result won by three strokes with a 10-under finish. In the … Continue reading Kim Youngest Players Champion Ever
Kim, 21, Takes Wyndham Championship Title
Si Woo Kim, the 21-year-old South Korean, blew the field away on Sunday to win the Wyndham Championship by five strokes. It was Kim's first PGA title. With a 3-under 67 on Sunday, he tied the tournament's 72-hole record with a 21-under 259. In the second round he fired a 60 to set a tournament … Continue reading Kim, 21, Takes Wyndham Championship Title
Rejuvenated McDowell Leads OHL
With Tiger Woods dropping more than 300 spots in the rankings over the course of the 2015 season, Graeme McDowell's slide from 15th to 85th didn't get as much coverage. McDowell racked up seven birdies in an 8-hole stretch en route to an 8-under 63 that put him one stroke up. Starting on the back … Continue reading Rejuvenated McDowell Leads OHL
