PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT: IN-KYUNG KIM
Going into the final round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, In-Kyung Kim was in a tie for 10th and seven strokes off the lead. Kim put together a bogey-free, seven-under during the final round to put herself tied atop the leaderboard with Na Yeon Choi, Song-Hee Kim, and Christina Kim who all ended regulation play at 14-under-par. A two-hole, sudden-death playoff ensued and Choi came out the winner.
“Three years ago, I had seven birdies in a row on the front nine, so I knew I was capable of making birdies out here,” said Kim. “I’m happy with how I played today. I hit a lot of good putts, and I made some putts today. So I did what I could do. I’m very happy with how I finished today.”
Of the quartet in the playoff, Kim came from the farthest out, matching the tournament low with a 7-under 64 in her final round. Though disappointed in defeat, “IK” had things in perspective. “I had a chance to win a tournament on the back nine, so that’s most important,” she said. “I’m a little bit more confident going into the major next week. I’ve been playing very good the last couple of weeks.” Her final round included seven birdies, no bogeys.
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Fairways
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Greens
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Sand Saves
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Drive Avg.
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Putts
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GIR Putts
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Score
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1
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11 (0.786)
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13 (0.722)
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0 / 0 (0.000)
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251.0
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30
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23/1.77
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70
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2
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11 (0.786)
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13 (0.722)
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0 / 0 (0.000)
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255.5
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31
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21/1.62
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66
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3
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10 (0.714)
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13 (0.722)
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0 / 0 (0.000)
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254.0
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29
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23/1.77
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70
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4
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11 (0.786)
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15 (0.833)
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0 / 0 (0.000)
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258.0
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26
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23/1.53
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64
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Total
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43 (0.768)
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54 (0.750)
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0 / 0 (0.000)
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254.6
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116
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90/1.67
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270
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Topics: Kim, I K, Player Spotlight
