Joohyung Kim Wins 2022 Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Joohyung “Tom” Kim wins the 2022 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club after shooting a tournament-record 61.
With the 61 on Sunday, Kim set a new Wyndham Champ record for the lowest winning score.
Tom Kim went 67-64-68-61 over the weekend to finish the tournament at -20 under par.
At age 20 years, 1 month, 17 days, Kim is the second-youngest winner on the PGA TOUR since World War II (youngest: Jordan Spieth, 2013 John Deere Classic) and the first player born in the 2000s to win on TOUR
Kim made a quadruple bogey on his first hole of the tournament (No. 1 in R1); he is the first player on record (since 1983) to make a quadruple bogey or worse on the first hole of an event and go on to win and the fifth to record such a score on any hole and go on to win
Kim’s front-nine 27 ties the second-lowest nine-hole score in PGA TOUR history (15th instance of 27 or lower) and his final round 61 ties the fifth-lowest final-round score by a winner on record (since 1983)
With the win, Kim earns his PGA Tour Card to enter the PGA TOUR as a full-time member and qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs (enters the Playoffs at No. 34 in the FedExCup standings)
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, and has won twice on the Asian Tour, as well as two victories on the Korean Tour. This was his first PGA Tour win.
Contested annually on the Donald Ross-designed course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and is the sixth-oldest event on the PGA TOUR excluding the Majors. The tournament thanks title sponsor Wyndham Rewards and presenting sponsor Truist for their continued support. Additional tournament information is available at www.wyndhamchampionship.com and the tournament’s social media channels, including the Wyndham Championship Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram.