On this Getty Pictures picture, Noh Seung-Yul of Korea hits his tee shot on the second gap through the first spherical of The Farmers Insurance coverage Open on the South Course at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California , Jan. 26, 2022. AFP-Yonhap
All three Koreans in motion on the ultimate PGA Tour qualifying match have missed out on their tour membership for 2026.
Bae Yong-jun completed as the highest South Korean participant within the ultimate stage of the PGA Tour Q-College at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Seaside, Florida, on Sunday (native time), as he tied for eighty fifth at even par 280.
Solely the highest 5 gamers earned their PGA Tour playing cards for subsequent yr, with the following 40 finishers and ties gaining membership for the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour.
Okay Tae-hoon tied for 92nd after taking pictures one-over 281.
Bae and Okay have been making an attempt to make a bounce from the Korea PGA (KPGA) Tour. Okay was the highest participant at house this previous season, successful the Participant of the 12 months honor whereas additionally main the tour in cash and top-10 finishes. Bae ranked fifth within the Participant of the 12 months factors standings and made it by way of the penultimate stage of the PGA Tour qualifying to get to the ultimate part.
The third Korean within the subject at TPC Sawgrass, Noh Seung-yul, withdrew through the ultimate spherical. He began the ultimate spherical as the highest South Korean participant, as he had been tied for 51st, however he solely accomplished 9 holes within the ultimate spherical earlier than calling it a day.
Noh, who started his spherical on the again 9, had a disastrous 10 on the par-5 sixteenth gap. The 34-year-old has one PGA Tour victory to his credit score — the 2014 Zurich Basic of New Orleans.
