Ahn Byung-hoon caught the clue to escape from the slump in the special competition.
Ahn Byung-hoon shot a 4-under 68 in the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational (total prize money of $20 million) on the PGA Tour at Bay Hill Golf & Lodge (par 72) in Orlando, Florida on the 10th (Korea time).
Ahn Byung-hoon, who recorded a 5-under 283 total, tied for 8th place.
Ahn Byung-hoon entered the top 10 for the first time this season.
Previously, the top ranking in the six tournaments was a tie for 22nd place in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
In particular, Ahn Byung-hoon, who showed signs of slump by failing to make the cut in succession at the last two tournaments, provided an opportunity to rebound to the top 10 prize at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a PGA Tour special designated event.
Ahn Byung-hoon, one of the leading long hitters, had fewer shot mistakes than he tied for fourth (72.22%) in the green accuracy rate thanks to his tee shot flying far and straight.
In particular, he lost only one stroke in the five holes where he missed the green. That's how good the short game was.
Ahn Byung-hoon added one bogey, but he made five birdies on the difficult course.
Ahn Byung-hoon raised his ranking at the FedEx Cup from 113th to 52nd.
Lim Sung-jae and Kim Si-woo tied for 19th (1 under par 287).
Lim Sung-jae shot a 1-under 71, and Kim Si-woo made an even-par 72.
Michael Kim, a Korean American who joined the competition for the championship, finished the competition in fourth place (8 under par 280) after reducing three pars.
The winner went to Russell Henley of the U.S., who shot a 2-under 70 to post an 11-under 277 total.
It was Henry's fifth career PGA Tour victory.
Since winning the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship, he has washed away his thirst for victory, which has lasted nearly three years, from a $4 million special competition. 바카라사이트
Henry caught an eagle at the 16th hole (par 5), where he was one shot behind Colin Morikawa of the U.S., where a 16-meter chip shot was sucked into the hole, took the lead by one shot, and held on to the end to win the championship.
Morikawa, who finished the third round in front, had to settle for second place (10 under par 278) by one stroke because he failed to reduce his pars to even par 72.
Henry became No. 2 in the FedEx Cup, while Morikawa went from 13th to 5th.
Corey Connors of copyright, who saved one stroke, took third place (9 under par 279).
World No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. tied for 11th (4-under 284), while Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland finished tied for 15th (3-under 285).