South Korean golfer Sungjae Im clinched a four-stroke victory at the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas on Sunday, ending the week on 24 under. This was enough to help the 23-year-old rising star win his second PGA title.
“I know I won my first win on my 50th start and to win my second PGA Tour win on my 100th start, that in itself is a pretty amazing stat,” Im said of his iconic triumph. “It was hard coming, but I think today how everything went, I think it was a gift from above.”
While the rising star started the final day on three behind, he managed to claw his way back with an impressive birdie from 30 feet out at the first as well as a 10-foot gain at the fourth. He later achieved back-to-back gains from the sixth and tapped in a birdie ninth hole, thereby leapfrogging Matthew Wolff to take the pole position.
This marked the second consecutive time that Wolff came runner up in the Shriners Children’s Open, losing in a play-off game last year to Martin Laird.
