BYUNG-HUN AHN FINISHES RUNNER-UP AT PGA TOUR’S WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP, WINS BY A STROKE OVER GLOVER

Byung-hoon Ahn finished runner-up at the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship ($7.6 million purse).Ahn carded five birdies and two bogeys for a 3-under 67 in the fourth round on the final day of play at Sedgefield Country Club (par 70-7,131 yards) in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA .With a final total of 18-under par 262, Ahn finished the tournament in a tie for second place with Russell Henry (USA).It was Ahn’s fourth career PGA Tour runner-up finish, joining the Zurich Classic in May 2016, the Memorial Tournament in June 2018 and the RBC Canadian Open in July 2018.Ahn has played in 178 PGA Tour events with no wins and four runner-up finishes. “I’m disappointed that I didn’t win, but second place isn’t bad,” Ahn said. “My goal this year is to make it to the Tour Championship, which is the final event of the season. “Lucas Glover (USA) won the event with a final total of 20-under-par 260.Glover, the 2009 U.S. Open champion, earned his fifth Tour victory in nearly two years after the John Deere Classic in July 2021. He earned $1.368 million (approximately $1.78 billion) for his victory .Glover, who was 112th in the FedExCup standings prior to the tournament, improved to 49th in the FedExCup 카지노사이트킹 standings with the win and earned a spot in the top-70 playoffs .The tournament was the final event of the 2022-2023 PGA Tour regular season. The top 70 players in the FedExCup will advance to the playoffs. The FedExCup Playoffs for the 2022-2023 season begin on Tuesday with the FedEx St. Jude Championship, followed by the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship later in the month. Justin Thomas (USA) and Adam Scott (AUS) narrowly missed out on a spot in the playoffs, as they were looking to break into the top 70.Thomas, who was ranked 79th before the tournament, finished tied for 12th (11-under 269) and remains 71st in the FedExCup standings. Scott, who was ranked 81st in the FedExCup standings prior to the tournament, finished tied for seventh (12-under-par 268) and improved his ranking to 72ndFor the Koreans, Kim Joo-hyung was 14th, Kim Si-woo 18th, Im Sung-jae 32nd and Ahn Byung-hoon 37th to make the playoff. Lee Kyung-hun finished 77th and Kim Sung-hyun 83rd, leaving the 2022-2023 season unchanged.

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