Byeong-Hoon An, who made a 'putt mistake', finished second at the Sony Open after overtime First win lost
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The chance to win his first PGA Tour title, which seemed like he had it all figured out, wasted in vain due to a putt mistake. Byung-Hoon An (32, CJ) took second place after a fierce battle at the PGA Tour Sony Open (total prize money: $8.3 million).
Byung-Hoon An made 6 birdies, an eagle, and 2 bogeys in the final 4th round of the PGA Tour Sony Open (total prize money: $8.3 million) held at Waialai Country Club (par 70) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on the 15th (Korean time). He recorded 64 strokes under par.
Byeong-Hoon An, who recorded a final total of 263 strokes at 17 under par, tied with Keegan Bradley and Grayson Murray (U.S.) on the first hole of the playoff, but lost the championship to Murray, who made a birdie.
Byeong-Hoon An, who was tied for 4th place until the 3rd round, continued to maintain his lead in the 4th round. He made a birdie on the final 18th hole (par 5) and was tied for the lead with Bradley.
Bradley then parred on the 18th hole and Murray got a birdie, completing a three-player playoff with Byeong-Hoon An. Overtime continued at the 18th hole.
The 18th hole seemed to be advantageous to An Byeong-hun, who had a long distance. In fact, with the second shot completed, An Byeong-hoon dropped the ball closest to the hole, and hit it about 1m away on the third shot.
On the other hand, Murray had a distance of about 12m, and Bradley also had a distance of about 10m. As long as there were no major upsets, An Byeong-hun's victory seemed certain.
But something unexpected happened here. Murray, who attempted the putt first, made a long putt for birdie. The galleries cheered, and Bradley and Byung-Hoon An could not help but be shaken.
After Bradley's birdie putt missed, Byung-Hoon An stood on the green. If I caught a birdie, I could have continued the two-player stretch with Murray, but strangely enough, the putt missed the left side of the hole. In this way, An Byeong-Hoon's first win was canceled out again.
Byeong-Hoon An, who had previously finished runner-up four times on the PGA Tour, was frustrated this time on the brink of victory and had to be content with his fifth runner-up finish. 19가이드03