Si Woo Kim carded a bogey-free 69 Sunday to win The Players Championship by three shots over Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen. Here's how things wrapped up at TPC Sawgrass:Leaderboard: Kim (-10), Ian Poulter (-7), Louis Oosthuizen (-7), Rafa Cabrera Bello (-6), Kyle Stanley (-6)What it means: This is Kims second PGA Tour victory, following his breakthrough at last years Wyndham Championship. Kim, 21, is now the youngest winner in Players history, knocking off Adam Scott, who won at age 23 in 2004. The youngest player on the PGA Tour is now also the first player from Asia to record two victories before his 22nd birthday. Kim, who became the youngest player to ever earn a Tour card when he made it through Q-School at 17, is now the second man from Asia to win The Players, joining fellow South Korean K.J. Choi. With the victory, Kim earns $1.89 million, a five-year PGA Tour exemption, and three-year exemptions into the Masters, U.S. Open and Open Championship. He is projected to move into the Official World Golf Rankings top 30.Round of the day: Kim made three front-nine birdies at Nos. 1, 7 and 9 to make the turn with the outright lead. From there, hed play defense, recording nine straight pars on his way to the trophy presentation. Kim made just one bogey over his final 36 holes at TPC Sawgrass, playing the weekend 7 under par (68-69).Best of the rest: Poulter was 3 under on his round and 9 under for the championship and had gone 39 holes without a bogey before he made his pivotal mistake on the new par-4 12th. After deciding to lay up off the tee, Poulter from 112 yards missed the green with his approach, coming up a full 22 yards short of the pin with a wedge and going on to make bogey. Failing to a mount a charge of any kind thereafter, Poulter made par on Nos. 13-17 before an ill-timed shank at the 18th hole ended his chances for good. After taking a one-shot penalty for removing his ball from a bush, he hoisted an incredible shot over the trees that nearly went in for par. He went on to tap in for bogey and tie Louis Oosthuizen for second place behind Kim.Biggest disappointments: The final pairing of J.B. Holmes (84) and Kyle Stanley (75) combined to play the Stadium Course in 15 over on Sunday. Holmes finished quintuple bogey-double bogey, rinsing two balls at the par-3 17th. In 18 holes, he went from the top of the leaderboard to a tie for 41st.Shot of the day: Rafa Cabrera Bello on Sunday recorded the first albratross in the history of TPC Sawgrass' par-5 16th hole when his approach from 181 yards bounded off a mound short of the green and headed right toward the cup.
ALBATROSS!Just perfect. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/bgyFEl6pzI— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 14, 2017A 2-2-4 finish on 16, 17 and 18 netted him a tie for fourth.Quote of the day: "I still cannot believe that I'm the champion." - Kim, via an interpreter
Kim becomes youngest Players champ in history. By Nick Menta. May 14, 2017 at 6:52 PM. Getty Images Si Woo Kim carded a bogey-free 69 Sunday to win The Players Championship by three shots over Ian
Si Woo Kim becomes youngest winner in Players Championship
Si Woo Kim became the youngest Players Championship winner Sunday when he shot a 3-under 69 to win by three shots. Kim, 21, was a master around the greens, which helped erase a few shaky approach
Si Woo Kim becomes youngest to win The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Si Woo Kim of South Korea became the youngest winner of The Players Championship with a game and nerves well beyond his 21 years. On a TPC Sawgrass course where
Si Woo Kim becomes youngest champion at THE PLAYERS ever at 21
21-year old South Korean Si Woo Kim submitted a fantastic performance at Sawgrass to become the youngest winner at THE PLAYERS Championship. When you look back at the history of THE PLAYERS
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Kim Si-woo became the youngest Players Championship winner after triumphing by three shots on Sunday. The 21-year-old was a master around the greens as he carded a bogey-free three-under-par 69 to
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Si Woo Kim becomes youngest winner in Players Championship
The previous youngest champion of The Players was Adam Scott, who was 23 when he won in 2005. Kim becomes the second player from South Korea to win The Players Championship, joining K.J. Choi in 2011.
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Si Woo Kim becomes youngest winner in Players Championship history USA Today Sports Images At age 21, South Korea's Si Woo Kim is the youngest winner in the history of the Players Championship.
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May 14, 2017 · Si Woo Kim becomes youngest to win The Players Championship. Kim shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win what's known as golf's fifth major.
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South Korean Kim Si-woo produced a faultless round to become the youngest champion at the Players Championship. Kim, 21, shot a three-under-par 69 on the final day at Sawgrass to finish on 10
Si-Woo Kim of Seoul, South Korea made golf history on Sunday by becoming the youngest golfer ever to win the Players Championship. Kim accomplished the feat at 21 years of age. Adam Scott of Australia had the previous record at 23 years of age, which he set in 2004.
Si Woo Kim becomes youngest winner of Players Championship
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