Ham Jeong-woo, who won the Genesis Grand Prize in the 2023 season of the Korea Professional Golf Korean Tour, saved the spark to obtain a direct ticket to the PGA Tour.Ham Jeong-woo hit 1 under par 69 with 4 birdies and 3 bogeys in the 3rd round of the PGA Tour Qualifying School held at Sawgrass Country Club (par 70) in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA on the 17th (Korean time).Ham Jeong-woo, who recorded a total of 208 strokes in the 1st to 3rd rounds, jumped 14 places to tie for 24th place, leaving the 4th round on the final day at Dice Valley Course (par 70).In this year’s Qualifying School, the top five (including ties) will be given the right to participate in next season’s PGA Tour.
Harrison Endicott (USA) led the way with 12 under par and 198 strokes, and Raul Pereda (Mexico) and Hayden Springer (USA) were tied for 5th place with 7 under par and 203 strokes.Ham Jeong-woo must finish in a tie for 5th place, 5 strokes behind, on the last day of the tournament to secure the right to participate in the PGA Tour.The next 40 players (including the tie) ranked 5th can participate in the Korn Ferry Tour, the second part of the tour.Seong-Hoon Kang, who played at Dice Valley Course (par 70), lost 2 strokes and was pushed to a tie for 130th place (8 over par, 128 strokes).Noh Seung-yeol, who lost 3 strokes on the same course, 스포츠토토존 also remained in the lower ranks at 142nd (11 over par, 221 strokes).