GREENSBORO, N.C. - Joohyung "Tom" Kim announced his arrival on the PGA Tour on Sunday, when the 20-year-old South Korean closed with a 9-under-par 61 for a five-shot victory in the Wyndham Championship, making him the second-youngest winner since World War II on golf's top circuit.
A marathon day because of storm delays turned into a sprint for Kim. He finished the third round in the morning and was two shots behind, then shot 27 on the front nine to leave the rest of the field in his wake as no one came close the rest of the way.
The victory gave Kim instant membership on the PGA Tour, making him eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start Thursday in Memphis at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He is No. 34 on the FedEx list, assured of playing in not only Memphis but the BMW Championship the following week and with a reasonable shot at getting to the finale, the Tour Championship.
South Korea's Sungjae Im, who finished seven holes Sunday morning to take the 54-hole lead, closed with a 68 to share second with John Huh (67) of the United States. Ben Griffin (64) was fourth at 14 under, with Russell Henley (66), Max McGreevy (65) and Taylor Moore (67) another stroke back.
Chattanooga's Stephan Jaeger closed with a 62 that included one bogey to tie for 13th at 10 under. Fellow Baylor School graduate Keith Mitchell (69) tied for 54th at 5 under.
Kim is the first PGA Tour winner born after 2000. Jordan Spieth was 19 when he won the John Deere Classic for his first tour win.
"I can't believe it," Kim said, before adding with a laugh, "I didn't know golf was his stressful."
It sure didn't look that way for Kim, who opened the tournament with a quadruple-bogey 8, laughed it off and then finished the week at 20-under 260 at Sedgefield Country Club.
Kim - he goes by the nickname "Tom," the result of his childhood fascination with Thomas the Tank Engine in the TV series "Thomas & Friends" - moved to No. 21 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Only Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy reached that high in the ranking at a younger age.
In the final round, Kim rolled birdie putts of 20 feet and 25 feet on the second and third holes. He followed with a 12-foot birdie putt at No. 4, an eight-foot eagle putt on No. 5 and an 18-foot birdie on the next hole. He closed out the front nine with two more birdies for a 27 and was on his way.
Kim's only dropped shot of round was a bogey after finding deep rough off the tee at No. 10. The outcome was rarely in doubt the rest of the way.
Buhai wins Women's British Open
MUIRFIELD, Scotland - Ashleigh Buhai lost a five-shot lead in the final round of the Women's British Open yet still managed to secure both her first LPGA Tour victory and a major championship.
The 33-year-old South African kept her composure to beat three-time major winner In Gee Chun - and the setting sun - in a playoff at Muirfield.
With the light fading, Buhai made a superb bunker shot on the fourth extra hole to leave herself with a short par putt, while her 27-year-old South Korean opponent settled for a bogey. Buhai calmly rolled in from less than three feet, then clutched her face in relief before being drenched in water and other beverages by her entourage to start the celebration.
"I was surprisingly calm," Buhai said about the bunker shot. "My caddie said to me on the last one, I don't want to brag, but she said, 'Show them why you're No. 1 in bunkers this year.' So, you know, she gave me the confidence. Maybe it's got something to do with Muirfield and South Africans and bunker shots."
South Africa's Ernie Els also won the British Open in a playoff at Muirfield in 2002 after his memorable bunker shot during the final round. This was the first time the Women's British Open was played at Muirfield, a club that didn't even allow female members until 2019 after a vote two years earlier.
Buhai shot a 4-over 75 in the final round and Chun had a 70 as both missed long birdie putts on the last hole of regulation and finished at 10-under 274. Japan's Hinako Shibuno, the 2019 champion, missed a chip from just off the green that would have made it a three-way playoff, settling for third at 9 under after a 71.
Kelly rebounds in playoff
CALGARY, Alberta - Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation but made short work of a playoff with a four-foot birdie putt to come out on top at the Shaw Charity Classic and celebrate the 11th PGA Tour Champions victory of his career.
The 55-year-old from Wisconsin closed with a 3-under 67 and won the playoff over John Huston, who shot a 65 in one of his best chances to win in his 11 years on the 50-and-older circuit. The final round of the 54-hole tournament was so tight that five players finished one shot behind.
Kirk Triplett, who had the lead going into the final round, had a four-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th to join Kelly and Huston at 9-under 201, but it lost speed and caught the edge of the cup and he had to settle for a 69. U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington (66), Joe Durant (62), Alex Cejka (66) and Dean Wilson (66) also missed the playoff by a shot.
Kelly had a 15-foot birdie putt that ran some four feet by the cup on the final hole of regulation, then made par to get into the playoff. But on the 18th in overtime, Kelly got the birdie he needed to join Steven Alker as the only three-time winners on the senior circuit this year.
Shinkwin closes deal in Wales
NEWPORT, Wales - Callum Shinkwin posted a four-shot victory in the Wales Open for his second career win on the DP World Tour.
The 29-year-old Englishman, who had a three-shot lead after 54 holes, closed with a 1-under 70 and finished at 12-under 272 at Celtic Manor, where he has now finished first, fourth and eighth in his past three visits. His second victory on the European circuit came 18 months after he won the Cyprus Open in a playoff.
Scotland's Connor Syme (68) was second after a 68 that included an eagle on the 11th hole and a run of three consecutive birdies starting on the 15th before dropping a shot on the last. That put him three shots ahead of five players who shared third.