Ahn Byung-hoon (34) achieved his first top 10 of the season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (total prize money of $20 million) on the PGA Tour.
Ahn Byung-hoon tied five birdies and one bogey in the final fourth round of the tournament at Bayhill Club & Lodge (par 72) in Orlando, Florida on the 10th (Korea time) to write a 4-under 68.
Ahn Byung-hoon, who became a 5-under 283 overall, finished the tournament tied for 8th with Justin Rose (England) and Jason Day (Australia).
This marks Ahn's first top 10 performance this season. Ahn has shown sluggish performance, failing to make the cut three times in the six competitions he participated in before the event. His best performance was tied for 22nd at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last month.
Ahn Byung-hoon, who recorded his first top 10 of the season in the "Special Competition," where a large number of top rankers came out, provided an opportunity to boost his confidence along with confirming his skills.
Ahn Byung-hoon, who tied for 17th until the third round, showed a good sense and reduced the number of pars on the day.
She started off with a bogey at the second hole (par 3), but recovered with a birdie at the fourth hole (par 5). Afterwards, she made a birdie putt at a distance of 6 meters at the seventh hole (par 3), and added a birdie at the eighth hole (par 4) to finish the first half at two under par.
Having continued his stable performance in the second half, Ahn posted a fantastic second shot at the 15th hole (par 4) to put the ball 40 centimeters in front of the hole cup and made a "tap-in buddy." He also reduced one stroke at the 16th hole (par 5) and then maintained his pars to achieve the top 10.
Lim Sung-jae (27) and Kim Si-woo (30) tied for 19th place.
Lim Sung-jae added 2 under par on the day, Kim Si-woo maintained an even par, and the two finished with a 1-under 287 total.
The winner was Russell Henley of the U.S. Henry cut two pars on the day, and posted 11-under 277 overall, beating Colin Morikawa of the U.S. (10-under 278).
Henry won his fifth career championship in two years and four months after the WWT Championship in November 2022. The prize money is 4 million U.S. dollars.
It was a dramatic turnaround. Starting the game at second place, one stroke behind Morikawa, he was only three strokes behind at one point.
However, while Morikawa made a bogey on the 14th hole (par 3), Henry birdied and reduced it to one stroke.
Afterwards, Henry's third shot from the rough around the green at Hole 16 (par 5) was sucked into the hole cup as it was, and Henry instantly reduced his two-stroke leg and took the lead. As Morikawa failed to narrow the gap by one stroke until the end, Henry ended up winning the championship. 바카라
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler of the U.S., the winner of last year's tournament, finished the tournament tied for 11th with a 4-under 284.
Korean-American Michael Kim did well by finishing fourth at 8-under 280.