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Si Woo Kim comes from behind to win Sony Open 2023

With a convincing victory in the arena this week, Kim Si Woo has fixed his 4th title on the PGA Tour.
Kim Si Woo holds the Sony Open 2023 championship trophy

Kim Si Woo started the day with a 3-stroke difference from the top of the leaderboard, but he opened the final round with 3 birdies in a row and scored a total of 6 circles on the scorecard after 12 holes, thereby rising to replace Hayden Buckley's position to take over the top spot.

About Buckley - the leader after 54 holes opened the final round with a beautiful birdie, played safely and scored a series of par points, but the first bogey error of the day on the 11th hole caused him to be relegated and pityingly watched Kim Si Woo leap forward.

Kim Si Woo's celebration reminds fans of Tiger Woods

The final round of the Sony Open continued to be choked up as Buckley regained form to win birdies on holes 12, 14 and 16 to regain his original advantage, opening the door to a first PGA Tour title of the year. career. However, Kim Si Woo quickly responded with an impressive chip-in that recorded a birdie from 28 feet away.

Kim Si Woo claimed 4th title on PGA Tour

After that, although on the last hole, Kim had a deflected ball to put the ball in the bunker to the left of the fairway, but promptly corrected the mistake with a 5 iron with a distance of 236 yards that helped the ball find the green and only 42 feet away from the pin. With 2 putts, Kim Si Woo scored a birdie, thereby setting a convincing victory with 262 (-18) strokes after 4 days of competition.

Hayden Buckley missed a huge opportunity to gain a wire-to-wire win

On Buckley's side, he was able to extend the round into the playoffs, but he missed a famous opportunity with an unsuccessful birdie putt and watched sadly as his first title disappeared. Behind Buckley is Chris Kirk - the leading golfer in the first round, he also could not find the opportunity to end his thirst for titles after nearly 8 years.

Si Woo's highlights in the final round of Sony Open 2023

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