Finished in 4th place at Cognizant Classic, escaping the cutoff slump for 3 consecutive competitions
Kyung-Hoon Lee is taking a tee shot at the 5th hole (par 3) in the 4th round of the PGA Tour Cognizant Classic held on the 4th.
Kyung-hoon Lee (33) ranked in the top 10 on the PGA Tour for the first time in five months.
Kyung-Hoon Lee tied for 4th place with a final total of 13 under par 271 strokes at the Cognizant Classic, which ended on the 5th at the PGA National Resort Champion Course (par 71) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA. Lee Gyeong-hoon reduced his score by two strokes to 3 birdies and 1 bogey through the 13th hole in the final 4th round the previous day, but the match was postponed due to bad weather. Lee Gyeong-hoon, who played the remaining 5 holes in a tie for 16th place on this day, added 3 birdies at the 14th (par 4), 17th (par 3), and 18th holes (par 5), winning $344,250 (about 460 million won) in prize money. I took 10,000 won. Lee Gyeong-hoon has been performing poorly recently, missing the cut in three consecutive competitions, but he was ranked in the top 10 in this competition, setting the tone for a turnaround. This is the first top 10 in five months since the Shriners Children's Open in October last year (tied for 7th place).
Kyung-Hoon Lee said, “My performance has not been good so far, but I think I have an opportunity to bounce back. This week, I gained confidence and saw improvements.” “He has a lot of season left, so I think he can achieve good results if he works hard,” he said. Kyung-Hoon Lee, who is about to participate in the Players Championship (opening on the 14th), which is called the 5th major tournament, said, “This is the tournament I dreamed of since I was young. He expressed his determination, saying, “I will prepare to achieve good results.”
Korean-Australian Lee Min-woo (26, photo) tied for second place with a final total of 14 under par and 270 strokes. This is the best result achieved in 34 PGA Tour tournaments. Lee Min-woo is the younger brother of world No. 5 Lee Min-ji (28), who plays on the LPGA tour. Austin Eckrot (25, USA) took the top spot in this tournament with a final total of 17 under par and 267 strokes. Eckrot, who debuted on the PGA Tour last year, won his first championship in his 50th tournament, taking home $1.62 million (about 2.16 billion won) in prize money. 성인웹툰