Sungjae Im, PGA Tour John Deere Classic Winner 'No. 1'
Sungjae Im, PGA Tour John Deere Classic Winner 'No. 1'
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Sungjae Im has been ranked as the top candidate to win the John Deere Classic (total prize money of $8 million) as
predicted by the US PGA Tour.
The PGA Tour released this year's John Deere Classic Power Rankings on the 2nd, and Im Sung-jae was predicted to take
first place.
The PGA Tour evaluated Im Sung-jae, saying, "He has had good results in tournaments since the Masters in April," and
"He tied for third place at the Travelers Championship and had an average greens in regulation rate of over 83% (15/18)."
Sungjae Im has yet to win on the PGA Tour this year, but has four top-10 finishes in seven tournaments since the Masters.
In April, he also won the Woori Financial Championship on the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour.
This year's John Deere Classic will be held for four days starting on the 4th at TPC Deere Run (71, 7,289 yards) in Silvis,
Illinois, 카지노사이트모음 USA.
The winning score for the last two years has been 21 under par, and in 2018, Michael Kim (USA) won with 27 under par,
making this a course where players can have many birdie opportunities.
The PGA Tour moves its main stage to Europe following the John Deere Classic.
The Genesis Scottish Open and The Open will be held in July, and the Paris Olympic men's competition will be held in
early August.
This marks the final tournament of the season ahead of the FedEx Cup Playoffs starting in mid-August.
In addition to Sungjae Im, this year's John Deere Classic will also feature 2013 and 2015 winner Jordan Spieth (USA),
defending champion Jeff Straka (Austria), and former world number one Jason Day (Australia).
Spieth, who won his first PGA Tour title here in 2013 at age 19, is returning to the event nine years after his 2015 victory.
As it is a tournament just before the European schedule and the total prize money is not that large, it is not easy to find the
names of the top rankers.
In addition to Im Seong-jae, Korean players Lee Kyung-hoon, Kim Seong-hyun, and Noh Seung-yeol are participating,
while Kang Sung-hoon is on the reserve list.