Seongjae Lim “I want to wear the Masters green jacket “If I am selected for the Olympic team, I will be greedy for a medal.”

“I have no intention of transferring to LIV Golf,” he revealed his aspirations ahead of the opening of the PGA season.

Lim Seong-jae, who finished unranked last season, will participate in ‘The Sentry’, the opening match of the PGA Tour season on the 5th, and aim for the champion trophy. Seongjae Lim ranked in the top 10 in the power rankings predicting the winner of this competition. The photo shows Seongjae Lim taking a tee shot at a PGA tour tournament last season.

“I want to achieve the best results in major competitions this season.”

Lim Seong-jae said this at a video press conference with Korean reporters on the 3rd, two days before the opening of the PGA Tour season, saying, “Especially because I finished second in the Masters, which is number one in my heart, I won the ‘green jacket’ (the Masters winner’s title). “I want to try on the symbol,” he said. The goal was to enter the top 10 in the remaining major tournaments, including the PGA Championship, US Open, and Open. Seongjae Lim became the first Asian player to finish second in the 2020 Masters.

He also expressed his determination for the Paris Olympics, which opens in July. Seongjae Lim said, “If I am selected as a member of the national team for the Olympics, I want to be greedy for a medal. “During the Tokyo Olympics, I was a little lost because I was very nervous, but since this is my second Olympics, I think I can achieve good results.” Seongjae Lim tied for 22nd at the 2021 Tokyo Games, his first appearance at the Olympics. In men’s golf at the Olympics, two players per country (up to four players within the top 15 in the world rankings) can participate, and among the current Korean players, Kim Joo-hyung is the highest ranked in the world at 11th, followed by Im Seong-jae at 27th. When asked, ‘If you had to choose between an Olympic gold medal or winning a major tournament, what would it be?’, Seongjae Lim said without hesitation, “Winning a major tournament.”

Seongjae Lim revealed that he has no intention of transferring to LIV Golf, which is supported by Saudi Arabian capital. Seongjae Lim said, “Because each player has his or her own thoughts, it is meaningless for me to evaluate the choices of other players (who transferred to LIV),” and added, “Even if an offer comes from LIV Golf, I am not interested at all. “I always thought about playing on the PGA Tour until I got older,” he said.

Seongjae Lim said that the beginning of the season is important to achieve this season’s goals. He said, “There were a lot of things I was disappointed about last season. “I need to accumulate a lot of FedEx Cup points at the beginning of the season so I can save my stamina in the mid-to-late season and focus on major competitions,” he said. Seongjae Lim participated in 31 competitions last season and ranked in the top 10 9 times, but was unable to lift the championship trophy and was left unranked.

Seongjae Lim will participate in the PGA Tour’s ‘The Sentry‘ held at the Kapalua Plantation Course (par 73) in Hawaii, USA for four days starting on the 5th and challenge to become the season opening champion. Seongjae Lim has participated in this competition three times so far, finishing in the top 10 twice and tying for 13th place once. Seongjae Lim said, “I experienced the Kapalua competition three times. He said, “The fairway is wide, so as long as the wind doesn’t blow too much, I think he will be able to achieve good results.” The PGA Tour ranked Seongjae Lim 8th in the power rankings predicting the winner of this tournament.

In this tournament, with a total prize money of $20 million (approximately 26.1 billion won), only 59 players, including last season’s PGA Tour winner and players in the top 50 of the FedEx Cup rankings, will participate and compete for the championship without missing the cut. Four Korean players, including Kim Joo-hyung, Kim Si-woo, and An Byeong-hun, will participate. This is the first time that four Korean players are participating in this tournament. Kim Joo-hyung and Kim Si-woo qualified as last season’s PGA Tour winners, and Lim Seong-jae and An Byeong-hoon qualified for last season’s FedEx Cup rankings by placing in the top 50. For Kim Joo-hyung, this is his first competition since changing his caddy. Kim Joo-hyung parted ways with caddy Joe Skovran, with whom he worked until last year, and will be entrusting his caddy bag to Daniel Parrott starting this year. Parrott has a lot of experience working with Korean players, including holding the caddy bag for Lee Kyung-hoon and An Byeong-hoon. Kim Joo-hyung performed well in this competition, which he participated in for the first time last year, tying for 5th place. Kim Joo-hyung ranked 5th in this tournament’s power rankings, the highest among Korean players. 19가이드03