Who moved to the U.S., hunts for a senior major title this time

Choi Kyung-ju will compete in the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship (total prize money of $3.5 million) at the Harbor Shore Resort in Benton Harbor, Michigan, starting on the 23rd (Korea time) and will try to win the Champions Tour for the first time in four years.

Choi Kyung-ju, who lifted the trophy on his 54th birthday at the KPGA Tour SK Telecom Open on Jeju Island on the 19th, immediately moved to the U.S. to prepare for the tournament. Since he moved directly to the U.S. without a day of rest, his physical strength and jet lag are expected to be the biggest variables. Choi Kyung-ju has been participating in the tournament every week since the third week of April, including playing in the Regions Trashion before coming to Korea.

I'm worried about my physical strength and jet lag, but my performance is better than ever, raising expectations for my first win in four years since my first Champions Tour victory at the Pure Insurance Open in 2020.

Prior to his victory at the SK Telecom Open, Choi consistently ranked among the top 10 including 12th place at the Invited Celebrity Classic, fourth place at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, 16th place at the Inspiration Invitational, and sixth place at the Regions Tradition. If he wins this championship, he will have two wins on the Champions Tour including eight on the PGA Tour, achieving 10 wins in total in the U.S. alone.

Choi Kyung-ju, who has achieved 30 professional wins at the SK Telecom Open, said, "I have won two games in a season since I advanced to the PGA Tour, but I have never made the top 10 in the prize money ranking," adding, "This year's goal is to be in the top 10 in the prize money ranking."

Choi Kyung-ju will play from the first hole with Tongchai Zaidi (Thailand) and Bradley Lanning (USA) in the first round of the tournament, which starts on the night of the 23rd in Korean time.

Choi Ho-sung (51), a "fisher swing" who is trying to compete on the PGA Champions Tour, will win the right to participate and compete with his older brothers in a shot match. Choi Ho-sung, who participated in the Champions Tour as an invitation in March, won the right to participate this time as a winner of the Japan Golf Tour (JGTO) 45 years and older (Hey and PGM Championship in 2019). Choi Ho-sung previously challenged the Champions Tour Q School last year and advanced to the final qualifying round, but unfortunately failed to qualify for the regular season as he did not finish within the top four.

Choi will tee off with Yesper Panevik of Sweden and Greg Gregory of the U.S. at 10:05 p.m. on the 23rd at the 10th hole.

Yang, who became the first Asian player to win a major title at the 2009 PGA Championship, will play the first round with German champions Bernhard Langer and Retiff Goodson of South Africa at 8:59 p.m. on Saturday. Langer has 46 wins in the Champions Tour alone, while Goodson has three wins in this year's Champions Tour including Gallery Classic. Yang, who started Champions Tour activities in 2022, has yet to win, and this year's record is tied for third place in Trophy Hot Mountain and Invite Celebrity Classic. Yang ranked fourth at the championship last year.토토사이트 추천

At the same time, Wi Chang-soo will start his first round match with Chris DiMarco and Don Berry (USA) from 3:19 a.m. on the 24th.

The Champions Tour ranks almost all tournaments with 54 holes in the third round without a cutoff, but this is a major tournament on the Champions Tour, with 156 participants participating, and after the second round match, they will advance to the finals up to 70th place, including tie-breakers.

Former PGA Tour stars including last year's winner Steve Stricker, Ernie Els, Miguel Ángel Jimenez, Stuart Sink, Vijay Singh, and Kenny Perry will participate in the event. Seven of the participants are Hall of Fame players.