Brooks Koepka has the best golf classification with victory in South Korea
Brooks Koepka has the best golf classification with victory in South Korea
Brooks Koepka is GolfThe new No. 1 after winning the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on Sunday by four strokes.
Koepka, who displaced Dustin Johnson for the highest ranking in the world, pitched a final round of 8 under par 64 for a total of 21 sub-less than 267. Koepka, who had never had the highest ranking, led by four strokes after three rounds.
"Being number 1 is something I dreamed of as a child," Koepka said. "I do not think it will sink."
Gary Woodland certainly made it interesting. Woodland started the day five strokes behind Koepka, who had only gone up 1-under after nine, but Woodland managed to equalize after making six birdies in seven holes in the first nine holes.
The two met in the duel in the back, with Woodland 15 and 16 to return to level up. But Koepka did the same, and a Woodland bogey on par 3 17 gave Koepka the cushion he needed to close the victory despite a birdie on the 18th for Woodland.
The biggest moment came on the 16th. Koepka went from a street bunker to the left of the green, about 70 feet away. Koepka hit a chip-and-run that was stopped by the pin and fell to the little bird.
Koepka finished in style with a 25-foot eagle putt on 18 for a 29 in the last nine.
"I'm not going to panic if things go wrong," Koepka said of his slow start. "I felt that the 15's was pretty big with Gary doing a load."
Woodland finished second after 63. Ryan Palmer birdied his last seven holes to shoot a field record of 62 and finish in a tie for third place with Rafa Cabrera Bello (65), four strokes behind Koepka.
Woodland was happy with his final round, but he remembered some missed birdie opportunities on Saturday.
"Brooks with the lead, it does not disconcert him a lot," Woodland said. "So you knew you had to do a lot of birdies and I won a lot today, I was trying to put as much pressure as I could, but it just shows that I was too far to start after not doing too many putts yesterday. in the lead there, Brooks obviously just did some hand throws. "
Palmer said he became more confident with each of his seven consecutive birdies in the last nine.
"The more I won, the freer I felt in my swing and I was able to hit a little," Palmer said. "I made some long putts on the stage, in fact, at 17, I looked at my scorecard, I thought, 'Oh, that's six in a row.' It's like being back there, but you do not think about it. What a special day." .
Defensive champion Justin Thomas, who could have prevented Koepka from moving to No. 1 with a repeat victory, finished at 5-under after a Sunday of 68.
Koepka is the third player this year to reach number 1 for the first time, joining Justin Rose and Thomas. The last time it happened was in 1997, when Ernie Els, Tom Lehman and Tiger Woods reached number one.
It was the twelfth Koepka victory worldwide, including four victories in the European Challenge Tour. Now he has won in six countries: the USA, South KoreaSpain Italy, Turkey Y Scotland.
"Everything I've done this year has been working, so I do not want to change anything," Koepka said. "It just keeps getting better.
"I'm so excited right now, you have no idea, I can not wait to play again."
He will have his opportunity soon. Next week, the PGA Tour heads to Shanghai for the final stop of its Asian swing, the HSBC World Championships-Golf Championships.
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