After Sami Valimaki's first coronation on the European Tour and Julia Engstrom's first victory on the Ladies European Tour, it is Sungjae Im's turn to conclude a Sunday of premieres by winning the Honda Classic. Winner of the Korn Ferry Tour in 2018 then beginning of the year in 2019, the South Korean confirms among the elite with his first title on the PGA Tour at 21 years old. On the terrible course of the PGA National, the only beginner to have participated in the final of the Tour Championship last season won with a small score of -6. After four birdies on his first five holes to pick up at the top, Im brought in two new birdies (15 and 17) to snatch the victory. The Jeju Island native climbed to second place in the FedEx Cup behind Justin Thomas and ahead of world number one Rory McIlroy. Just that !
21-year-old Sungjae Im has won @TheHondaClassic.
The 2019 Rookie of the Year is now a PGA TOUR champion. LiveUnderParpic.twitter.com / EbrxCs4DsL
The Canadian Mackenzie Hughes finished in beautiful second place after a fiery weekend (66-66), when he had not done better than 55th place this season! Still no first victory across the Atlantic for Tommy Fleetwood, leader the day before, who signed an insufficient last card of 71 marked by a ball in the water at 18 when he had to go get a birdie on this impressive final 5 to wrest the playoff. English veteran Lee Westwood finishes at the bottom of the podium (4th, -3). His compatriot Luke Donald is 11th. As a reminder, two of the main favorites, Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler (second last year), did not pass the cut on Friday.
Tommy Fleetwood needed birdie to force a playoff.
His approach landed in the water and he made bogey to finish solo third. pic.twitter.com/ZNtQI7h1O0
