Nightmare Day, where tee shots and putting were all ruined, Kim Joo-hyung challenged to win the Sony Open virtually went up in smoke
Jan 12, 2025
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Kim Joo-hyung virtually blew his dream of winning the PGA Tour Sony Open.
Kim Joo-hyung showed the worst slump, writing a four-off 74 in the third round of the Sony Open at Waialay Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii on the 12th (Korea time).
Kim Joo-hyung, who tied for 11th place by hitting 7 under par until the previous day, was determined to try to win the first tournament of the new season by making a leap of 'Moving Day'. However, the ranking, which was tied for 11th place, fell to 63rd place due to the unbelievable poor performance. As a result of the third round, there was a whopping 10 strokes difference from J.J. Spun (13 under par) of the U.S., who finished first, making the challenge to win the title virtually difficult.
Kim Joo-hyung finished preheating well by playing par until the fourth hole. But the fifth hole was the problem. The good trend was shaken at once, missing a short par putt of 2.16m in the par-4 situation.
Was it because of this putt. The tee shot is starting to break down, too. The driver tee shot on the sixth hole flew to the left OB area, quickly losing a lot of strokes. Kim Joo-hyung was unable to control his emotions, hitting the club after checking the OB.
Kim Joo-hyung, who collapsed with a double bogey on the 6th hole, dreamed of taking a leap forward by protecting the remaining holes with par in the first half, but made consecutive bogeys on the 11th and 12th holes, showing complete shaking.
Kim Joo-hyung recorded the only birdie of the round on the par-4 14th hole, but the water was already spilled.
Kim Joo-hyung will take on the challenge of raising his ranking as much as possible in the last four rounds on the 13th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
