Kevin Na's Comeback Victory "5th Career Win"... Lee Kyung-hoon Tied for 19th Place

Sony Open Final Day 5-Under Surge, Kirk and Niemann Tied for 2nd by 1 Stroke, Kim Siwoo Tied for 25th

Kevin is cheering immediately after his come-from-behind victory on the final day of the Sony Open. Honolulu (Hawaii, USA) = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Getty Images

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It was a thrilling ‘comeback show’ by Kevin Na (USA).

On the 18th (Korean time), at the final day of the PGA Tour Sony Open (total prize money $6.6 million) held at Waialae Golf Club in Honolulu, Hawaii (par 70, 744 yards), he surged with a 5-under-par round to complete a one-stroke come-from-behind victory (21-under-par 259). This marked his fifth career win, his first in 1 year and 3 months since the 2019 Shriners Children's Open, with a winner’s prize of $1,188,000 (1.31 billion KRW). Starting from a two-stroke deficit in a tie for second place, he racked up six birdies (one bogey).

After a quiet stretch with two birdies and one bogey over 12 holes, he chased the leader with three consecutive birdies from holes 13 to 15, and made a crucial birdie on the final 18th hole (par 5). He powered his win with a ‘needle-like iron shot’ accuracy of 77.78% in greens in regulation and ‘stingy putting’ averaging 1.643 putts per hole. Chris Kirk (USA) and Joaqu?n Niemann (Chile) settled for a tie for second place (20-under-par 260). Brendan Steele (USA), who was the leader the previous day, shot 1-under-par and dropped to a tie for fourth place (19-under-par 261).

Webb Simpson (USA) and Mark Leishman (Australia) were in this group. From Korea, Lee Kyoung-hoon (30, CJ Logistics) posted a daily best 6-under-par round to climb to a tie for 19th place (15-under-par 265). Meanwhile, Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) lowered his score by three strokes but fell to a tie for 25th place (14-under-par 266). Im Sung-jae (23, CJ Logistics) finished tied for 56th place (9-under-par 271), and ‘Tank’ Choi Kyung-ju (51, SK Telecom) ended the tournament in 71st place (5-under-par 275).