Английская Википедия:Im Sung-jae
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox golfer Im Sung-jae (Шаблон:Lang-ko; born 30 March 1998), also known as Sungjae Im, is a South Korean professional golfer. Im won twice and was Player of the Year on the 2018 Web.com Tour. He was Rookie of the Year for the 2018–19 PGA Tour, and got his first PGA Tour victory at The Honda Classic in March 2020.
Professional career
Im turned professional in 2015. In 2016 and 2017 he played on the Japan Golf Tour, his best finish being joint runner-up in the 2017 Mynavi ABC Championship. In 2017 he finished 12th in the tour money list and 5th in the scoring average. He played a number of tournaments on the Korean Tour, his best finish being joint runner-up in the 2017 T-up Gswing Mega Open.
In December 2017, Im finished second in the Web.com Tour Q-school, including a third round of 60.[1] He won the first event of the season, The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic, becoming, at Шаблон:Ayd, the second youngest winner in Web.com Tour history. Only Jason Day, at Шаблон:Ayd, had been a younger winner.[2] Im had three solo runner-up finishes, in The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, the Knoxville Open and the Pinnacle Bank Championship, and finished the regular season by winning the WinCo Foods Portland Open. He led the regular season money list and was named Web.com Tour Player of the Year.
In the 2018–19 PGA Tour season, Im won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. He became just the 13th rookie to qualify for the Tour Championship in the FedEx Cup era, ultimately finishing 19th in the standings. Im led the tour in starts (35) and cuts made (26), and his 118 rounds were 18 more than the nearest competitor. He had seven top-10s in 2019, highlighted by a T-3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and finished 17th in strokes gained. Im joined Stewart Cink (1996–97) as the only players to be named the Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year and PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in consecutive seasons.[3]
On 22 September 2019, Im lost the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi in a playoff to Sebastián Muñoz.[4]
In December 2019, Im played on the International team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Im went 3–1–1 and won his Sunday singles match against Gary Woodland.[5]
On 1 March 2020, Im won The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with a final round of 66 and an overall score of −6. He finished one stroke ahead of Mackenzie Hughes, and moved to second place in the FedEx Cup standings.[6]
In November 2020, Im finished tied for second place at the Masters Tournament; five shots behind Dustin Johnson.
On 10 October 2021, Im won the Shriners Children's Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada for his second PGA Tour title in his 100th start. Im shot a final round 9-under 62 and won by four shots over Matthew Wolff, coming from three behind at the start of the day.[7]
Im qualified for the International team at the 2022 Presidents Cup; he won two, tied one and lost two of the five matches he played.[8]
In May 2023, Im travelled to South Korea, the week before the PGA Championship to play in the Woori Financial Group Championship on the Korean Tour. He shot a final-round 68, including an up-and-down birdie on the final hole to win by one shot.[9]
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 Mar 2020 | The Honda Classic | −6 (72-66-70-66=274) | 1 stroke | Шаблон:Flagicon Mackenzie Hughes |
2 | 10 Oct 2021 | Shriners Children's Open | −24 (63-65-70-62=260) | 4 strokes | Шаблон:Flagicon Matthew Wolff |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2019 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Шаблон:Flagicon Sebastián Muñoz | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Web.com Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 Jan 2018 | The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic | −13 (69-69-72-65=275) | 4 strokes | Шаблон:Flagicon Carlos Ortiz |
2 | 19 Aug 2018 | WinCo Foods Portland Open | −18 (65-66-68-67=266) | 4 strokes | Шаблон:Flagicon John Chin |
Korean Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 Oct 2019 | Genesis Championship | −6 (70-74-71-67=282) | 2 strokes | Шаблон:Flagicon Kwon Sung-yeol, Шаблон:Flagicon Moon Kyong-jun |
2 | 14 May 2023 | Woori Financial Group Championship | −10 (71-69-70-68=278) | 1 stroke | Шаблон:Flagicon Jun Seok Lee |
Korean Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2023 | Genesis Championship | Шаблон:Flagicon Bae Yong-jun, Шаблон:Flagicon Park Sang-hyun | Park won with eagle on second extra hole Im eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T2 | CUT | T8 | T16 | ||
PGA Championship | T42 | CUT | CUT | T17 | CUT | |
U.S. Open | CUT | 22 | T35 | CUT | CUT | |
The Open Championship | CUT | NT | T81 | T20 |
Шаблон:Legend
Шаблон:Legend
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 9 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2021 PGA – 2022 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | CUT | C | T17 | T55 | T6 | T31 |
Шаблон:Legend
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship | T29 | T28 | |||
Match Play | NT1 | T42 | T35 | T17 | |
Invitational | T35 | T46 | |||
Champions | T11 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Шаблон:Legend
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
Team appearances
Professional
- Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2019, 2022
See also
References
External links
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- Шаблон:Japan Golf Tour player
- Шаблон:EuroTour player
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