The US Golf Channel picked Kim Joo-hyung (20) as the ‘player who surprised the golf world the most’ this year.
The Golf Channel published an article on the year-end settlement on the 20th (Korean time) and said, “Kim Joo-hyung did not even have a PGA tour card until last July, but now he is ranked 15th in the world rankings.” I heard the reason, saying, “I opened it.
Kim Joo-hyung has been showing great success this year and is putting his name on the top of various lists. Previously, Golf Digest of the United States ranked Kim Joo-hyung in 12th place in the golf world. Kim Joo-hyung, who participated in PGA Tour tournaments as a temporary member, won the PGA Tour Wyndham Championship in August and entered the ‘dream stage’. He had a world ranking of 130 at the time.
Then, in October, he defeated Patrick Cantlay (USA) at the Shriners Children’s Open and won two victories. Kim Joo-hyung was the second player after Tiger Woods (USA) to win two wins before the age of 21 on the PGA Tour. The Golf Channel wrote, “Kim Joo-hyung is a player who won the championship by defeating Cantlay, who plays as calmly as an ice field.” 메이저사이트
The Golf Channel selected Cameron Smith (Australia) as the ‘male player of the year’ and Lee Min-jee (26), an Australian compatriot, as the ‘female player of the year’. Scotty Scheffler (USA), who has won 4 victories this year alone, including the Masters, has been named as the most successful “thunderbolt star” this season.