All Korean players who participated in the World Golf Championship (WBC) Del Match Play (total prize money of 20 million dollars) were eliminated in the group stage.
Kim Si-woo (28‧ CJ Logistics) played 6 holes in the 3rd match against Matt Kucha (USA) of the Group 8 group stage on the 25th (Korean time) on the third day of the tournament held at Austin Country Club (par 71, 7108 yards)토토사이트 in Austin, Texas, USA. , and lost by 7 holes.
Kim Si-woo, who was the only Korean player to record two consecutive victories, became 2-1 with this loss, and was defeated by Kucha, who recorded 3 wins, and was unable to advance to the round of 16. Only the first place in each group will advance to the Round of 16.
Kim Si-woo, who made a bogey at hole 2 (par 4) and gave up the hole, was in danger by losing 5 consecutively from hole 5 to hole 9.
Kim Si-woo, who was struggling, was defeated in the 11th hole (par 3) and even went to a 6-hole car. In the end, he tied on the 12th hole (par 5) and bowed his head with 6 holes left.
Lim Seong-jae (25‧ CJ Logistics), who belongs to Group 16, won by 4 holes with 3 holes left in the last group match against Tommy Fleetwood (England).
Im Seong-jae recorded 2 wins and 1 loss, but failed to advance to the round of 16 in second place behind JT Poston (USA), who had three consecutive wins.
Kim Joo-hyung (21, Nike Golf), who participated in match play for the first time in his life, clashed with world number 1 Scotty Scheffler (USA) in Group 1, but lost by 3 holes with 2 holes left.
Kim Joo-hyung, who suffered two consecutive losses, finished the tournament with 1 win and 2 losses and 3rd place in the group. Schaeffler advanced to the round of 16 with three consecutive victories.
Lee Kyung-hoon (32‧ CJ Logistics), who had already suffered two consecutive losses and was eliminated in the round of 16, lost to Nick Taylor (Canada) in the third match, ending the tournament with three consecutive losses.
Meanwhile, in the ‘Big 3’, which has been competing for the top spot in the world rankings since the beginning of this season, No. 1 Schaeffler and No. 3 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) advanced to the round of 16 with three consecutive wins, while No. 2 Jon Rahm (Spain) won the final match Lost to Billy Horschel (USA), and was eliminated with 1 win and 2 losses.