Lim Seong-jae and Kim Joo-hyung, who swallowed regret at the Masters, aim to win the RBC Heritage of the American Professional Golf (PGA) Tour.
RBC Heritage opens at Harbortown Golf Links (par 71) in Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA in the early morning of the 14th (Korean time).
This tournament is one of the 17 ‘special events’ on the PGA Tour, and the total prize money has increased significantly from last year’s $8 million to $20 million.
That’s more than the $18 million for the Masters.
The prize money has more than doubled to prevent the PGA Tour’s top rankers from leaving LIV Golf.
In RBC Heritage, a large number of top rankers who went to the Masters, which just ended on the 10th, will participate.
Among Korean players, Lim Seong-jae and Kim Joo-hyung, who tied for 16th in the Masters, will compete together.
Im Seong-jae tied for 13th in 2021 and tied for 21st in 2022 in this competition. This year, we will challenge to win with our first top 10 entry.
In addition, Lee Kyung-hoon and Kim Si-woo also sortie. The two finished in a tie for 23rd and a tie for 29th at the Masters, respectively.
Kim Si-woo has the experience of winning runner-up in this competition in 2018.
Ahn Byung-hun and Kim Sung-hoon have been put on the waiting list.
Wearing a green jacket after winning the Masters, Yon Rahm (Spain) aims to win for two weeks in a row.
2nd place Scotty Scheffler (USA), who gave Ram the world No. 1 spot, is determined to regain his No. 1 spot by winning this tournament.
‘Defending champion’ Jordan Spieth (USA) will challenge for a second straight title.
On the other hand,메이저놀이터 World No. 3 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), who missed the cut in the Masters, will skip this tournament.
Jason Day (Australia), Alex Noren (Sweden), and Will Jaratoris (USA) are also absent.
PGA Tour.com pointed Patrick Cantlay and Cameron Young to No. 1 and No. 2 in the power
rankings for this tournament. raised