Kim Seong-hyun tied for 32nd, An Byeong-hun tied for 65th, and golf emperor Woods started tied for 85th.
Kim Joo-hyung (Nike Golf) ranked high on the first day of the second major tournament of the season, the PGA Championship (total prize money: $17.5 million, 23.73 billion won).
Kim Joo-hyung hit 5 under par 66 with 6 birdies and 1 bogey in the first round of the tournament held at Valhalla Golf Club (par 71) in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on the 17th (Korean time).
Kim Joo-hyung, who is tied for 5th place with Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Colin Morikawa (USA), is 4 strokes behind Xander Chopley (USA), who is the sole leader with 9 under par 62 strokes.
Kim Joo-hyung participated in 13 competitions this season, but did not enter the 'top 10' even once. His best result of the season was a tie for 17th at the WM Phoenix Open last February.
However, from the first day of this tournament, he showed off his poor performance and showed off his good shot sense, challenging himself to win his 4th PGA title.
Kim Seong-hyun (Shinhan Financial Group) recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys, recording a 2-under par 69, and started in a tie for 32nd place. Byeong-Hoon An (CJ) tied for 65th place with two birdies and two bogeys and an even par score of 71.
Seong-jae Lim and Si-woo Kim (CJ) tied for 108th place with 2-over par 73 strokes, while Yang Yong-eun and Lee Gyeong-hoon (CJ) tied for 126th place with 3-over par 74 strokes. World No. 1 Scotty Scheffler, who achieved 4 wins this season, and Brooks Koepka (USA), winner of this tournament last year, finished the first round with a score of 4 under par 67 and a tie for 12th place. ‘Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA), who was competing in his third tournament this season, recorded a 1-over-par 72 strokes and tied for 85th place. 스포츠토토맨
