PGA TOUR
South Korean Kim Si-woo becomes the youngest ever golfer to win The Players
SA’s Louis Oosthuizen takes joint second at the The Players Championship in the US
Miami — South Korean Kim Si-woo became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on Sunday, with SA’s Louis Oosthuizen finishing joint second. Kim shot a final round three-under-par 69 to clinch a three-stroke victory at the TPC Stadium course in Ponte Vedra. The 21-year-old displayed composure beyond his years to finish on 10-under 278 and follow 2011 champion KJ Choi as the second South Korean to win the PGA Tour’s flagship event. Englishman Ian Poulter (71) was the only player to put pressure on Kim over the final holes. But he bogeyed the last after shanking his second into a bush and finished tied for second with Oosthuizen on seven-under. World No1 Dustin Johnson carded a final round 68 to finish tied for 12th while No2 Rory McIlroy ended with a 75 to drop to equal 35th. Kim, nearly two years younger than Adam Scott when the Australian won in 2004, is also the first player from Asia to win twice on the PGA Tour before the age of 22. "Today was a very happy day. I didn’t ...
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