![]() Noren has multiple top-5 finishes over the last five years and joins Byeong Hun An and Sungjae Im as players in the field with multiple top 10 finishes in the Honda over that span. Longshots and dark horses are plenty capable and become contenders in a field lacking more top-ranked talent, as Mitchell proved in 2019, Jones in 2021 and Straka last year.Ī look at the golf stats past performance charts from site founder Sal Johnson shows that longshots Matthias Schwab, Adam Svensson, Brian Stuard, Chris Kirk and Alex Noren all finished top-10 in the Honda Classic last year. Last year, Korean starlet Sungjae Im played in all but six events on the PGA Tour’s schedule. Im is fourth on my KPI-model thanks to ranking 15th in this field for driving accuracy, 17th in SG: APP, second in PROX: 200+, sixth in Par 4 EFF: 450-500 and second in SG: Par 5. The “Bear Trap” includes lots of water and two par 3’s at holes 15-17, and those holes rank among the top 5 most difficult three-hole stretches on the PGA Tour. Sungjae is third in my Farmers Insurance Power rankings and has the seventh-best odds to win this event, according to DraftKings, hence the value. Im, who entered Sunday’s third round one stroke off the lead at the Tour Championship, is one of golf’s brightest (and most indefatigable) young stars. Apart from the main trio, defending champion Sepp Straka will also be at the PGA National. Rookie of the Year for the 2018-19 PGA TOUR season, secured his first victory in America at the 2020 Honda Classic. Originally from South Korea, Im played on the Japan Golf Tour in 20, with his best finish. ![]() Windy conditions, water carries and hazards, tighter landing areas from the tee along with firm and fast greens all add to a stern test. The Honda Classic will be headlined by the likes of Sungjae Im, Billy Horschel and Shane Lowry. Sungjae Im has been playing professional golf since 2015. The 21-year-old South Korean started fast and finished. ![]() The Champion Course at PGA National has a higher percentage of shots (65%) from 125-200 yards, and ranks as the most difficult course on Tour for approaches from beyond 150 yards. Congratulations to Sungjae Im for winning the 2020 Honda Classic. Coming off the heels of his rookie season where he ranked 1 in Total One Putts from 10-15’ (T3 from 15-20’), 1 in GIR Putting from 5-10’, 1 in Total Eagles (18), 1 in Total Birdies (480, nearest competitor: 397) and 1 in Total Rounds in the 60’s, Sungjae Im captured his first career PGA TOUR victory. A score of -10 under par or less has won the Honda Classic in eight of the last 10 years. ![]()
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