Shriners Open 2021: Sungjae Im Finishes 24 Strokes Under Par to Win Tournament
Sungjae Im finished 24 strokes under par to secure victory at the Shriners Children's Open.
It was a low-scoring tournament at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, featuring a five-under cut line with 43 players finishing at least 10 strokes under par.
Im outlasted the field while shooting 62 in the final round Sunday, four strokes ahead of Matthew Wolff in second place.
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It represented the second career PGA Tour win for the 23-year-old as he puts himself near the top of the early standings for the 2022 FedEx Cup.
Final Leaderboard
1. Sungjae Im (-24)
2. Matthew Wolff (-20)
T3. Marc Leishman (-19)
T3. Rory Sabbatini (-19)
T3. Adam Schenk (-19)
Full leaderboard and stats available at PGATour.com.
Adam Schenk was the leader entering Sunday after shooting 66 or better in each of the first three rounds. With this course, however, you need to keep carding birdies to stay in front, and he could not.
The American struggled with three bogeys in a span of five holes on the front nine, allowing the rest of the field to move past him on the leaderboard.
It was Im who especially took advantage, closing out the win thanks to nine birdies:
There was plenty of competition throughout the fourth round, with Rory Sabbatini moving into contention with a front-nine score of 28:
Sabbatini finished with a 64, while Marc Leishman was even better in the round with a 63 as the two men finished under 19 for the tournament.
Wolff pulled in front at one point on the heels of back-to-back birdies on Nos. 5 and 6:
It still wasn't enough for anyone to keep up with Im, who pulled away with his seemingly nonstop string of birdies:
The South Korean star pulled in front and never looked back as he built as much as a five-stroke lead before holding on for the win.
With zero bogeys, 17-of-18 greens in regulation and 2.894 strokes gained through putting, it was almost a perfect day from the eventual winner.
The PGA Tour will remain in Las Vegas next week for The CJ Cup at The Summit Club.
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