KIM'S HOT STREAK CONTINUES IN FINLAND CHALLENGE
FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Sihwan
Kim’s incredible run of form on the European Challenge
Tour continued at the Finnish Challenge as the Korean carded an
eight under par opening round of 64 to move into a share of the
lead, alongside Sweden’s Niklas Lemke.
Tour continued at the Finnish Challenge as the Korean carded an
eight under par opening round of 64 to move into a share of the
lead, alongside Sweden’s Niklas Lemke.
Kim’s
runner-up finish at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge last
week, where he was leading after the second and third rounds,
rounded off a stunning July for the 24 year old as he recorded a
third top five in four tournaments, finishing top 20 in the other.
week, where he was leading after the second and third rounds,
rounded off a stunning July for the 24 year old as he recorded a
third top five in four tournaments, finishing top 20 in the other.
And
the Orlando-based player’s purple patch showed no signs of
slowing in August as he carded two eagles - including one at the
par four sixth, where he holed out from 150 yards - and six birdies
en route to the top at Kytäjä Golf, in Hyvinkää near Helsinki.
slowing in August as he carded two eagles - including one at the
par four sixth, where he holed out from 150 yards - and six birdies
en route to the top at Kytäjä Golf, in Hyvinkää near Helsinki.
“I
had a great month last month and I just want to keep it going,”
he said. “I’ve been playing a lot so I'm getting used to the courses
out here and getting used to playing regularly, not worrying too
much about how my swing looks and just trying to find something.
he said. “I’ve been playing a lot so I'm getting used to the courses
out here and getting used to playing regularly, not worrying too
much about how my swing looks and just trying to find something.
“I
didn’t hit it too well today but I kept it near the hole and made
some putts. Then I had the two at the sixth, with an eight iron, and
that helped me out quite a bit. I'm getting used to seeing the ball
dropping in the hole and that helps me visualise my putts so that’s a big bonus.”
some putts. Then I had the two at the sixth, with an eight iron, and
that helped me out quite a bit. I'm getting used to seeing the ball
dropping in the hole and that helps me visualise my putts so that’s a big bonus.”
Kim
is one of many young stars to have come from the collegiate
circuit in the USA to begin professional life on the Challenge Tour.
Having watched the likes of Brooks Koepka and Peter Uihlein
make the breakthrough onto The European Tour this year, the
former Stanford University man is even more determined to make
his mark in 2013.
circuit in the USA to begin professional life on the Challenge Tour.
Having watched the likes of Brooks Koepka and Peter Uihlein
make the breakthrough onto The European Tour this year, the
former Stanford University man is even more determined to make
his mark in 2013.
“I
see those guys with their names pretty high up on the
leaderboard on The European Tour and it definitely motivates me to push a little harder,” said Kim.
leaderboard on The European Tour and it definitely motivates me to push a little harder,” said Kim.
Lemke
joined Kim at the summit much later in the day as he also signed for an
eight under par round. The 29 year old racked up eight birdies without
dropping a single shot, but he admitted afterwards
that he had not even played to the best of his ability.
“I
played pretty good from the start but to be honest I never really hit
it great,” said the Gothenburg man, who claimed his first top ten of the
Challenge Tour season at the Mugello Tuscany
Open two weeks ago. “I just putted well and everything just seemed to
work out for me.”
On
a day of low scoring in benign and soft conditions at the beautiful
Kytäjä Golf, Challenge Tour debutant Brandon Stone was among the five
players just a shot off the lead on seven under par.
The
South African, who is widely tipped for big things after an impressive
college career in the USA, got his first appearance on the tour off to a
perfect start as he opened with three birdies
on the trot.
The
20 year old carded four more birdies in a bogey-free round of 65 to
move into tied second place, alongside Englishman Tyrrell Hatton - who
also signed for a flawless seven under par round
- Welshman Stuart Manley, Scotland’s Duncan Stewart and Jens Fahrbring
of Sweden.
FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72
64 N Lemke (Swe) , S Kim (Kor) ,
65 S Manley (Wal) , D Stewart (Sco) , B Stone (RSA) , J Fahrbring (Swe) , T Hatton (Eng)
66 R Kakko (Fin) , C Kim (USA) , J Guerrier (Fra) , W Besseling (Ned) , M Tullo (Chi) , E Myllymaki (am) (Fin)
67
L Kennedy (Eng) , K Borsheim (Nor), D Huizing (Ned) , L Goddard
(Eng) , P Erofejeff (Fin), A Velasco (Esp), J Elson (Eng), T Bakker
(am) (Fin)
68
D Brooks (Eng) , A Johnston (Eng) , D Geminiani (Ita) , P Maddy (Eng) ,
R Dinwiddie (Eng) , R Saxton (Ned) , G Shaw (Nir) , A Engell (Nor) , A
Hortal (Esp) , J Lima (Por) , B Ritthammer (Ger) , A Ahokas (Fin) , F
Calmels (Fra) ,
H Joannes (Bel) , N Elvira (Esp) , R Steiner (Aut) , S Little (Eng)
69
J Granberg (Fin) , C Aguilar (Esp) , G Cambis (Fra) , S Hutsby
(Eng), J Huldahl (Den) , A Pavan (Ita), J McLeary (Sco) , L
Bjerregaard (Den) , O Bekker (RSA) , B Chapellan (Fra) , B Etchart
(Esp) , J Barnes (Eng) , T Pieters
(Bel) , E Bertheussen (Nor) , R Davies (Wal) , M Kuronen (am) (Fin)
70
J Gibb (Eng) , C Pigem (Esp) , M Trappel (Aut) , G Stal (Fra) , P
Figueiredo (Por) , M Crespi (Ita) , R Mattila (Fin) , J Lando
Casanova (Fra) , R Kellett (Sco) , E Espana (Fra) , D Im (USA) , O
Wilson (Eng) , N Meitinger (Ger)
, D Perrier (Fra) , M Ford (Eng) , D Ulrich (Sui) , P Archer (Eng) , H
Satama (Fin) , S Kapur (Ind) , G Boyd (Eng) , A Bernadet (Fra) , P
Widegren (Swe) , D Frittelli (RSA) , N Dougherty (Eng) , A McArthur
(Sco)
71
C Brazillier (Fra) , F Praegant (Aut) , A Domingo (Esp) , S Benson
(Eng), R Russell (Sco) , P Oriol (Esp) , H Porteous (RSA) , J Glennemo
(Swe) , J Howarth (Eng) , R Prophet (Eng) , N Ravano (Ita) , J Dantorp
(Swe) , J Kaske (Fin)
, A Forsyth (Sco) , T Murray (Eng), S Walker (Eng), D Palm (Swe) , M
Korhonen (Fin) , S Piaget (Mon) , M Salminen (Fin) , V Riu (Fra) , J
Makitalo (Fin) , L Saltman (Sco) , A Otaegui (Esp) ,
72
M Haastrup (Den) , P Dwyer (Eng) , T Remkes (Ned) , D Wuensche (Ger) ,
C Macaulay (Sco) , T Tuovinen (Fin) , M Novy (Cze) , J Mikkelsen
(Nor) , K Samooja (Fin) , B Parker (Eng) , B Hebert (Fra) , J Carlsson
(Swe) , Å Nilsson (Swe)
, A Eckhardt (am) (Fin) , J Kahlos (am) (Fin) ,
73
F Bergamaschi (Ita) , N Dahlgren (Fin) , E Dubois (Fra) , P O'Keeffe
(Irl) , F De Vries (Ned) , R Quiros (Esp) , J Mommo (Fin) , M Zions
(Aus) , F Colombo (Ita) , J Sandelin (Swe) , C Ford (Eng) , W Booth
(Sco) ,
74 O Jarvi (Fin) , J Senior (Eng) , A Perrino (Ita) , J Garcia Pinto (Esp) , M Lampert (Ger) ,
75 J Timmis (Eng) , A Bossert (Sui) , T
Nørret (Den) , S Matus (Cze) , J Abbott (Eng) , T Pulkkanen (Fin) , I
Korvenmaa (Fin) , T Pilkadaris (Aus) , G Murray (Sco) , D Vancsik
(Arg) , A Rota (Ita) , J Heath (Eng)
76 A Gee (Eng) , G Houston (Wal) , M Nichols (Eng) , D Griffiths (Eng) , R McGowan (Eng) , T Toivonen (am) (Fin) ,
77 S Grant (Irl)
80 F Svanberg (Sui)
85 Y Kafelnikov (Rus)
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