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South Korean Kim wins Wyndham Championship to secure PGA playoff berth

WASHINGTON: South Korean Kim Joo-hyung fired a stunning nine-under par 61 on Sunday to win the Wyndham Championship, his first US PGA Tour title, and secure his spot in the season-ending playoffs. Kim’s outstanding effort at Sedgefield Country Club, where the 20-year-old played the first nine holes of the final round in eight-under, capped a remarkable week that opened with his quadruple bogey eight at the first hole on Thursday. “It’s definitely a week I’ll remember forever,” Kim said after his 20-under total of 260 gave him a five-stroke victory over fellow South Korean Im Sung-jae and American John Huh.

Joohyung Kim, 20, earns PGA Tour card with 61 to win Wyndham Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Joohyung «Tom» Kim announced his arrival on the PGA Tour when the 20-year-old South Korean closed with a 9-under 61 for a five-shot victory in the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, making him the second-youngest winner on tour since World War II.

South African Buhai wins Women's British Open in dramatic playoff

South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai won her first major title at the Women's British Open on Sunday after beating South Korean Chun In-gee in a thrilling playoff at Muirfield.

From quadruple bogey to Wyndham Champion, Kim Joo-hyung powers to victory

South Korea's Kim Joo-hyung wrote his name into the record books with an extraordinary first victory on the PGA Tour in the Wyndham Championship. Kim started the week with a quadruple-bogey eight on his opening hole, but rebounded to shoot 67 and added rounds of 64, 68 and 61 to finish 20 under par at Sedgefield Country Club. The 20-year-old - who is the second youngest winner on the PGA Tour since 1932 - made six birdies and an eagle in a front nine of 27 and although a bogey on the 10th halted his momentum, birdies on the 15th and 16th helped seal a five-shot win over Sungjae Im and John Huh.