Sungjae Im leads Wyndham Championship by a shot after third-round 65
The last day of the PGA Tour’s 2021-22 regular season is destined to be a long one, but it could be a rewarding day for Sungjae Im.
The 24-year-old South Korean woke up early Sunday for the resumption of the third round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, and despite a bogey at the last hole, he played seven holes in 2 under to complete a round of 5-under 65 at Sedgefield Country Club. That lifted him to a 54-hole total of 13-under 197 and a stroke better than John Huh.
Im, who won the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas in October, would jump from No. 15 in the FedEx Cup point standings into the top 10 – projected to No. 7 – with a victory and collect a hefty bonus in the Comcast Business Tour Top 10, which awards $10 million in bonus money to the top-10 in the standings at the end of the regular season.
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Im birdied his first two holes Sunday morning, at Nos. 12 and 13, for his third straight circles on the card. Huh did his best to keep pace with three straight birdies on the card beginning at No. 10, but also gave a stroke back at 18 en route to shooting 66. The 32-year-old Huh hasn’t won since the 2012 Mayakoba Classic.
Brandon Wu and Joohyung “Tom” Kim are tied for third after both shooting 68. Wu, a rookie out of Stanford, and Kim, a 20-year-old South Korean who gained special temporary membership recently and is playing on a sponsor exemption, are seeking their first Tour title. Kim would have to win to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Brian Stuard shot his second straight 68 and is tied for seventh. The 39-year-old journeyman started the week at No. 137 in the FedEx Cup standings and needs to finish no worse than 14th place to jump into the top 125. Finishing in the top 125 also assures a Tour card for the following season.
Heading into the final round, Rickie Fowler is projected to be No. 125, but he missed the 36-hole cut and will have to sweat out whether he will earn a spot into next week’s tournament in Memphis.
