An Byeong-hun completed the Genesis Scottish Open with five strokes behind the winner Rory McIlroy. It was good enough to give him a third-place finish in the tournament. Also, it qualified An for a spot at The Open Championship.
According to golf and hockey betting news reports, An led the field after the first round. However, he finished with a par 70 in the final round to take third place.
Scottish Robert Macintyre got second place with a single stroke behind the winner. According to online sports betting reports, McIlroy closed the final round with two birdies to win the tournament, scoring 15-under 265. On the other hand, Macintyre got 64 in the final round, his best round in the PGA Tour.
An Byeong-hun in The Open Championship
Another Korean, Tom Kim (also known as Kim Joo-hyung), began the day one stroke behind McIlroy (the leader after the third round) and maintained the lead on the front nine before shooting a final-round 73 and finishing tied for sixth. His previous best in Scotland was a third-place finish, so this was an improvement. In celebration of his third top-10 finish of the year in golf’s spiritual home, An rescheduled his trip to Royal Liverpool in England for The Open and got his laundry for the upcoming week.
An, who has won once on the DP World Tour but has yet to win on the PGA Tour, started the week in 58th place and nearly secured his spot in the FedExCup Playoffs next month by trading four birdies for as many bogeys in difficult circumstances. McIlroy, who has won four major championships in his career, will be making his eighth appearance at The Open and his second visit at Royal Liverpool, where he tied for twenty-sixth in 2014.
McIlroy, the current FedExCup winner, was behind by one with two holes to play with Macintyre in the clubhouse at 14 under, but he made birdies from four and eleven feet to win by two strokes and claim his 24th PGA Tour victory and 16th DP World Tour championship.
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