PGA Tour: Sungjae Im eases to four-stroke victory at Shriners Youngsters’s Open in Las Vegas

Sungjae Im ended the week on 24 beneath and 4 away from Matthew Wolff at TPC Summerlin; Marc Leishman, Rory Sabbatini and Adam Schenk end in a three-way tie for third

Sungjae Im claimed a four-shot victory in Las Vegas

Sungjae Im made eight birdies in a 10-hole stretch on his approach to claiming a four-stroke victory and second PGA Tour title on the Shriners Youngsters’s Open.

The Korean carded a nine-under 62 on the ultimate day at TPC Summerlin to drag away from the sphere and finish the week on 24 beneath, 4 photographs away from Matthew Wolff.

Im began the day three behind however rapidly raced into competition with a 30-foot birdie on the first and a 10-foot achieve on the fourth, with back-to-back beneficial properties from the sixth and a tap-in birdie on the par-five ninth seeing him attain the flip in 30.

Victory strikes Im to world No 21

The 23-year-old continued his birdie barrage on the again 9, holing from 20 ft on the tenth and choosing up additional photographs over every of his subsequent three holes, earlier than closing out his blemish-free spherical to safe a primary win for the reason that 2020 Honda Traditional.

“I do know I gained my first win on my fiftieth begin and to win my second PGA Tour win on my one centesimal begin, that in itself is a reasonably superb stat,” Im stated. “It was onerous coming, however I believe in the present day how every part went, I believe it was a present from above.”

Wolff posted a runner-up end for the second 12 months working, having misplaced out to Martin Laird in a play-off final 12 months, with the American mixing 5 birdies with two bogeys on his approach to a closing 68.

In a single day chief Adam Schenk made three bogeys within the house of 5 holes on his entrance 9 and ended the week tied-third with Rory Sabbatini and Marc Leishman, with Lanto Griffin and Adam Hadwin sharing sixth spot.

Harry Corridor led the British contingent and ended the week in tied-eighth on 17 beneath, whereas defending champion Laird was an additional shot again and Matt Wallace ended the week in tied-14th.