Max Homa (32, USA) , tied for 4th place with Im Seong-jae’s 9 under par,
achieved his 6th win in the tour’s career at the American Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Farmers Insurance Open (total prize money of $8.7 million).
Homa started the fourth round of the tournament held at Torrey Pines Golf Course (par 72) in San Diego, California on the 29th with a tie for fourth place. He cut 6 strokes with 7 birdies and 1 bogey for a final total of 13 under par 275. After beating second place Keegan Bradley (36, USA, 11 under par) by two strokes, he received a prize money of 1.566 million dollars (approximately 1.934 billion won). 안전놀이터
Homa, who is popular for frequently posting witty posts on social media, added a win in four months. It was his first win since becoming a father when his first son, Sam, was born last November. Homa struggled in and out of the second part of the tour, before picking up his first tour win in May 2019. Players who have won 6 or more wins on the PGA Tour since May 2019 include world number 16 Homa, world number 1 Rory McIlroy (33, Northern Ireland), world number 3 Jon Rahm (28, Spain), world number 5 Patrick There are only five people, including Cantlay (30, USA) and Justin Thomas (29, USA), who are ranked 9th in the world.
PGA Tour tournaments are originally held in four rounds from Thursday to Sunday local time, but this tournament started on Wednesday and ended on Saturday. It is adjusted so that it does not overlap with the TV broadcast of the NFL (American Professional Football) Conference Championship scheduled for Sunday. Among Korean players, Lim Seong-jae (24) ranked highest with a tie for 4th place (9 under par).