Kim Joo-hyung hits 6-under 64

Kim Joo Hyung.

Kim Joo-hyung (21), who failed to play in the last tournament of the PGA Tour regular season due to an ankle injury, performed well on the first day of the 2022-2023 playoffs.

In the first round of the PGA Tour FedEx St. Jude Championship (total prize money of $20 million) at TPC South Wind (par 70, 7,243 yards) in Memphis, Tennessee, on the 10th, Kim Joo-hyung reduced six strokes (6-under 64 strokes) with seven birdies and one bogey.

Kim Joo-hyung is in second place alone, one stroke behind Jordan Spieth, the sole leader at 7-under-par, and is close to winning the first round of the playoffs.

In the first round of the playoffs, which consisted of only the top 70 players in the PGA Tour FedEx Cup rankings in the 2022-2023 season, they must perform well and survive in the top 50 to participate in the second round (BMW Championship). 토토사이트

Kim Joo-hyung, who advanced to the playoffs with 14th place in the FedEx Cup rankings, showed off his perfect condition with 322 yards of long balls and 24 putts.

Kim Joo-hyung, whose ankle was injured during the Open Championship was not yet intact, said, "I've been rehabilitating hard," adding, "I'm not in perfect condition yet, so I have to be careful and watch my condition for a few weeks until I'm completely healed."

Im Sung-jae and Ahn Byung-hoon both got off to a good start with a 3-under 67 and tied for 15th, while Kim Si-woo also tied for 34th with a 2-under 68 and is in a position to watch the second round of the playoffs.