Catch up on the action NCG’s AT&T Byron Nelson leaderboard 2019.
The details
The venue: Trinity Forest Golf Club, Texas, USA
Date: May 9-12, 2019
Course stats: Par 71, 7,558 yards
Course summary: Trinity Forest is an open links-style course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and only hosted the AT&T Byron Nelson for the first time last year. The course features dramatic bunkering and requires length off the tee with wind the only defence.
Purse: $7.9 million
Defending champion: Aaron Wise (-23)
AT&T Byron Nelson leaderboard 2019
Byron Nelson report: What happened at Trinity Forest Golf Club?
South Korea’s Sung Kang won his first PGA Tour event with a 2-shot victory over Matt Every and Scott Piercy.
From South Korea to Texas. ???
We have a winner @ATTByronNelson.
Congratulations, Sung Kang! #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/DRlDTWq0Hn
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2019
The 31-year-old made the most of his 54-hole lead by shooting 4-under-par on Sunday to win convincingly in his 159th PGA Tour appearance.
Having set himself up nicely for the weekend with an astonishing round of 61 on Friday, his weekend golf, particularly Sunday’s did not disappoint.
Kang is clutch!#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/4RVIXH6XIM
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2019
With three birdies on the front-nine, Kang looked in control of his game throughout and emphasised his capability to lead the way with three consecutive birdies in the middle of his back-nine.
Sung Kang is a @KobeBryant fan.
Three straight back-nine birdies.
Stepping up in the 4th quarter.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/9FRaiZ2YCU
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2019
Kang had already been entered into next week’s major – the PGA Championship – thanks to a withdrawal, but this win will act as a huge confidence booster, for sure.
Furthermore, the victory will see him tee it up at next year’s Players Championship and the Masters as well as pocketing a cool $1.4 million.
Click here to read Joe Hughes’ full round up from the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson.
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