Im Seong-jae, who succeeded in advancing to the Tour Championship, the final round of the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Playoffs (PO) for five consecutive years, conducted a video interview with domestic media prior to the opening of the tournament. Im Seong-jae ranked 17th in the FedEx Cup point rankings as a result of adding up his regular season results and the PO 1 and 2 matches held over the past two weeks, and stood on the stage of the PO final where only the top 30 players participated. The tournament will be held at East Lake Golf Club (par 70) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA for four days from the 25th (Korean time).
In a video interview held on the night of the 23rd, Lim Seong-jae said, “I am so happy to be participating in the Tour Championship for 5 consecutive years. I think I achieved my goal of advancing to the Tour Championship.” Lim Seong-jae entered the PO at 32nd in the FedEx Cup rankings, but raised the ranking to 17th by the second game and went on to the tour championship with a bonus stroke of 2 under par. 1st place Scotty Scheffler (USA, 10 under par), 8 strokes away, the burden is not small, but as he started 6 strokes behind the leader last year and tied for 2nd place by 1 stroke, it is worth looking forward to good results this year as well.
Regarding this, Lim Seong-jae said, "Last year, I started with a 4 under par and finished in a tie for second place. This year, I have an 8-stroke gap with the leader, but I plan to play calmly every day rather than chasing the lead. Especially on the East Lake course, I have patience. I have to play with it, so if I enjoy it for four days and get good grades, I think I can compete for the championship.”
Regarding the reason for his sluggish performance on the PGA Tour after winning the KPGA Korean Tour Woori Financial Championship in May, Lim Seong-jae said, “Before going to Korea, I had a lot of top 10 and consistently good results, but after going to Korea, my swing balance collapsed. In particular, the tee shot accuracy dropped a lot. 스포츠토토 Fortunately, while checking my swing, I found out that there was a change in the setup, and when I corrected that part, the feeling of the shot returned at the end of the season. The feeling of the shot returned at an important moment, so I think I am in the current position." did.
In the final match, three Korean players including Lim Seong-jae, Kim Si-woo, and Kim Joo-hyung will participate. It is the first time since the establishment of the FedEx Cup playoff series in 2007 that three Korean players competed in the final match of the season's top 30 players. Im Seong-jae said, “I am proud that there are three Korean players in the final 30. Compared to the players on the PGA Tour, I think that Korean players are not at all behind in terms of mentality or technique. I wonder if it will be paid," he said proudly.
He also mentioned Joo-Hyung Kim, who is playing for the first time at the Tour Championships. Lim Seong-jae said, "It's great to win twice while playing on the PGA Tour at the age of 20. It's really hard to win as a non-member, but at that time I felt that Joo-hyung was a really great player. Looking at Joo-hyung, I also tried harder. I think I will do it. I look forward to it a lot in the future," he praised generously.