Siwoo Kim, 4th place at the Genesis Championship, "I will try to win again next year if I have the chance."

Shin Sang-hoon, who achieved the best performance as a KPGA player, said, “Focus on competing for the championship in the remaining competitions this season.”

(Cheonan = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-ah = Kim Si-woo, the star of Korean men's golf who competed for the championship in a tournament held in Korea but failed to achieve his goal, is determined to lift the trophy at the next opportunity.

Kim Si-woo finished the Genesis Championship jointly hosted by the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) and DP World Tour held at Woojeong Hills Country Club in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province on the 25th and said, "It was a really fun week of competition."

Kim Si-woo recorded an even par 71 strokes in the final 4th round of the day and tied for 4th place with a final total of 10 under par 274 strokes.

He started the game on the last day tied for 3rd place, 3 strokes behind Yuto Katsuragawa (Japan), who had been the leader until the 3rd round, but was unable to reduce the number of strokes and eventually gave up the win to Katsuragawa.

Kim Si-woo, who won four times on the PGA Tour, but has not won since the Sony Open in January 2023, wasted a long-awaited opportunity.

As the possibility of a comeback victory continued as a result of the third round, Kim Si-woo expressed his desire to win in front of Korean fans for the first time since his professional debut, but this also did not come true.

Kim Si-woo reflected on the game, saying, "I made a mistake in the 4th hole (par 3) and the flow got worse. I didn't have a good shot or putt, but I tried to finish in the highest position possible in the second half and was able to avoid collapsing."

Kim Si-woo, who met Korean fans for the first time in a year following this competition last year, said, "It was a really fun week, and I was encouraged by the many fans who came to see me. If I get the chance next year, I definitely plan to participate and aim for the win. I hope our schedules can match."

He participated in this tournament after taking a break after finishing the PGA Tour season and is scheduled to leave for the United States again on the 29th.

Kim Si-woo said, “I plan to go to the United States, rest well, and prepare well for the Hero World Challenge and TGL competition in December.”

The Genesis Championship trophy, the largest professional golf tournament in Korea, was handed over to a foreign player for the first time in 10 tournaments, and among KPGA tour players, Shin Sang-hoon saved his pride by taking fourth place, the same as Kim Si-woo.

Shin Sang-hoon, who started in tied 3rd place like Kim Si-woo and was unable to reduce the number of strokes on the day, said, "This was my first time participating in this competition since my discharge, so I was greedy and prepared well. Although I was disappointed with the last day, I think I finished well."

He maintained the Genesis grand prize points lead, including the results of this competition, and pledged, “Rather than points, I always approach the game with the mindset of competing for the championship,” and added, “I will focus on competing for the championship in the remaining two competitions as well.”

Shin Sang-hoon, who also secured the right to participate in next year's Genesis Scottish Open, which is given to the top player on the KPGA Tour in this tournament, said, "It was a tournament I really wanted to participate in, and that was my goal from the beginning," and added, "I want to prepare well and get even a little bit of a good result."