Rookie of Year Im eyes breakthrough win as PGA Tour season begins
South Korea's Im Sung-jae will make a quick turnaround from his Rookie of the Year campaign when he tees it up Thursday at The Greenbrier in the first event of the US PGA Tour's 2019-20 season.
The 21-year-old from Jeju learned Wednesday that he'd been voted Rookie of the Year after making 26 cuts in 35 starts. He posted seven top-10 finishes, including three top-fives, and was the only rookie to reach the Tour Championship.
"Being the first South Korean player, and even the first Asian player, to receive the award is pretty special," Im said Wednesday after his pro-am round at The Greenbrier.
"That's incredibly significant for me. This will give me a lot of confidence down the road."
- DeChambeau heads field -
==========================
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content