'Korea's No. 1' Kim Juhyung "Runner-up in Thailand"..."One stroke short~"

Asian Tour Blue Canyon Phuket Championship Final Day 6-Under, Jansjang Wins by 1 Stroke, Kim Bio 4th Place

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-joon] "One stroke short."

‘Domestic No. 1’ Kim Joo-hyung (19, photo) surged with a 6-under par on the final day of the Asian Tour Blue Canyon Phuket Championship (total prize money $1 million) held on the 28th at Blue Canyon Golf Club in Phuket, Thailand (par 72, 7,257 yards), finishing tied for 2nd place (17-under par 271). This marked the resumption of the tour after a 21-month hiatus since February last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jansjang (Taiwan) won by one stroke (18-under par 270), and Sadom Kaekanjana (Thailand) joined in a tie for 2nd place.

Kim Joo-hyung recorded 7 birdies and 1 bogey. It is interesting that he was already an Asian Tour champion when he won the Panasonic Open at just 17 years old in November 2019. After returning to the domestic circuit in July last year, he finished runner-up at the Korean Tour Busan Gyeongnam Open as a top-ranked player in the world rankings, and a week later set a new milestone as the youngest champion at the KPGA Gunsan CC Open. This year, he also secured his second career win early at the SK Telecom Open in June.

In 14 tournaments, with 1 win and 3 runner-up finishes, he competed for the championship in every event and became the youngest triple crown winner of the 2020 season, earning the prize money title (?754.94 million), the grand prize (5540.56 points), and the lowest average score (69.16). It is noteworthy that Kim Joo-hyung challenged the PGA Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament (QT) last September. This time, he seems to be expanding his territory in the Asian Tour. From Korea, Kim Bi-o (31) secured a tie for 4th place (16-under par 272).