Satoshi Kodaira seems to have taken the road less travelled to arrive at this place. But perhaps not. Winning breeds winning, no matter where it occurs.
Marquee names headed home early include Jason Day, Marc Leishman, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood and Paul Casey.
The secret to Si Woo Kim’s success, beyond a wiser-than-his-years head on his shoulders? A swing that doesn’t produce very much curve – even on his worst shots.
The financial meanderings of the golf business won’t ever be confused with the excitement of a Players Championship, but when one of golf’s leading companies changes hands, it reverberates in its own special way like a eagle-birdie-birdie finish at TPC Sawgrass.
It’s easy to scoff when a slumping touring pro proclaims, “I’m close.” Tiger Woods wore the line out in good and bad times. But the case of Si Woo Kim makes it clear that being among the best players in the world means never really being that far away from something special.
Si Woo Kim’s three-stroke victory over Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen this morning at TPC Sawgrass was the second of his career and easily the biggest.
Australian Golf Digest
