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Presidents Cup International Team, Kim Si-woo to lead the final day

Seongjae Lim, Kyunghoon Lee, and Joohyung Kim appeared in 8-10 games

Four Korean players participated in the President’s Cup. From left: Lee Kyung-hoon, Kim Joo-hyung, Kim Si-woo, Lim Seong-jae

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Soon-Hyun Lim = Si-Woo Kim (27) will be at the forefront of the international team on the last day of the President’s Cup.

On the 25th (Korea time), the international team won 5-3 on the third day of the tournament held at the Quail Harlow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, setting the stage for a counterattack with a total of 7-11 points over the three days.

In the final one-on-one match play announced after the match, Siwoo Kim was selected as the first runner of the international team.

Si-woo Kim, who had 2 wins and 1 loss in this tournament, will face Justin Thomas, who has won 3, in one match.

Other Korean players will appear after eight consecutive games.

In the 8th game, Im Seongjae will face Cameron Young, and in the 9th game, the elder brother Lee Kyunghoon (31) will face Billy Horschel.

The youngest, Joo-hyeong Kim (20), who won only two on the third day, will face Max Homa in 10 games.

It is expected that the direction of the final performance of the international team aiming to escape from an eighth consecutive defeat of the tournament will be determined by the performance of the Korean players in charge of the early and mid-late game on the final day.

In the history of the President’s Cup, the United States has won 8 consecutive and sweeping with 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

International Team Cam Davis (Australia) will follow Kim Si-woo and face Jordan Spieth in Game 2, and Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) will face Sam Burns in Game 3.

In the next four games, Adam Scott (Australia) will face Patrick Cantlay, and Sebastian Muñoz (Colombia) will play five games against world number 1, Scottie Schaeffler.

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