Those yet to qualify for this year’s Masters are running short on time to do so. Here are five golfers who still have a shot at being at Augusta National next month.
What separates the South Korean from many golfers is that he’s able to swing aggressively through impact, letting the clubface close noticeably without fear of hooking the ball.
While the Ryder Cup is one of the biggest events in golf, Im and Kim are playing for something far bigger this week at the Asian Games: military exemptions.
Since its inauguration in 2007, only 13 golfers have managed to get their hands on the glittering, season-long FedEx Cup trophy – out of a possible 2,709 across the past 16 seasons.
Going by historical precedent and some quick back-of-the-napkin math, plus more than a pinch of fanciful thinking, it appears that, oh, around 44 guys can win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday.
Kim made a 13 – yes, a 13 – at the treacherous island-green hole, putting five (!!) balls in the water before finally finding dry land on his 11th shot.
Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim both didn’t medal at the Olympics and thus failed to exempt themselves from South Korea’s mandatory military service requirement.
They’re clearly trying to treat this as just another tournament, so as to avoid putting too much pressure on themselves and having that impact their play. But one needs only to look at their recent schedule to understand just how significant this tournament is.
Australian Golf Digest
