Kim Joo-hyung, who has emerged as a notable player this year with two wins on the PGA Tour, will play against Jordan Spieth in his first tournament in 2023.
The PGA Tour Sentry Tournament of Champions will be held at the Kapalua Plantation Course (par 73) in Maui, Hawaii, USA for four days from the 6th (Korean time). This competition was founded in 1953. Originally, it is well known as the ‘Wangjungwangjeon’, in which only the winners of the previous year participate. Recently, the top rankers of the FedEx Cup from the previous season were also allowed to participate.
This year, a total of 39 people, including 29 winners from the previous year and the top 10 FedEx Cup players, will compete for the first championship in 2023. In the first round, two players were tied together.
According to the 1st round grouping announced on the 4th, Kim Joo-hyung will start the tournament at 7:25 am on the 6th in the same group as Spieth, who has a total of 13 wins on the PGA Tour.
Kim Joo-hyung officially entered the PGA Tour by winning the Wyndham Championship in August last year. He also lifted the championship cup at the Shriners Children’s Open in October. Spieth is a star player with a total of 13 victories, including three major championships. Spieth, the winner of this competition in 2016, aims to regain the top in 7 years and win the championship in about 9 months since RBC Heritage in April of last year. 토토
Lim Seong-jae, who won the right to participate in this tournament as a top ranker in the Tour Championship, will start the first round at 7:05 am on the 6th with Max Homa, winner of the Fortinet Championship in September last year, the opening game of the 2022-2023 season.
Lee Kyung-hoon, who reached the top of the PGA Tour AT&T Byron Nelson in May last year and won two consecutive tournaments, will play against Chad Raimi, winner of the Corales Puntacana Championship in March last year, from 6 a.m. on the 6th.