Hero World Challenge 2022 Leaderboard, Score: Tom Kim leads the other three with the stars lurking in the Bahamas
The best player of one generation had to withdraw from the Hero World Challenge earlier this week, but the best player of another generation is, perhaps, leading the golf tournament after Round 1. Tiger Woods viewed from the counter. televised on Thursday when Tom Kim hit 3 under 69 to co-lead with Sepp Straka, Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland after the first day of this stacking tournament in the Bahamas.
Let’s take a look at Kim’s round and who will be chasing him over the next three days at Albany Golf Club.
Leaders
T1. Tom Kim, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Sepp Straka (-3): On a windy day off the coast of the Pacific Ocean, the ball forwards were shining. And while I’m exaggerating about Kim being the best player of his generation, so can I Not is magnified. He has the cleanest card of the day with 15 pars and three birdies as he searches for his third win since August.
To be fair, no one even knew who Tom Kim was eight months ago (maybe even five months ago), and now he’s on the verge of picking up three OWGR wins in the last five months of the year, including an event organized by Tiger Woods.
“I’m very grateful for that,” he said. “I certainly don’t take it for granted and I’m incredibly grateful to be 20 years old and play on the PGA Tour. “But I’ve worked really hard and I’m enjoying every moment there, so it was really fun.”
other candidates
5. Sam Burns (-2)
T6. Tommy Fleetwood, Max Homa (-1)
T9. Tony Finau, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler (E)
It is clear from the scoring on Thursday – the game is as tough as this golf course) the table is bundled and there will be a lot of movement on Friday and Saturday extending into Sunday. Fleetwood interests me here and not just because he’s one of my picks of the week. He’s been as hot as anyone in the world in the past few months (top three duels of his last three), and he could take some year-end motivations into what I believe could be a monstrous 2023.
JT’s card, it should be mentioned, is a beautiful disaster. Six birdies are offset by two bogeys and two doubles. Add it all up, and you get an even rate of 72. He’s still got a lot of fun.
Morikawa’s Redemption
At this time last year, Collin Morikawa – who just got married – had a six-stroke lead into the final round of the event. If he wins, he will become the number one tennis player in the world. He lost, Hovland won and Morikawa has yet to reach that top spot. He couldn’t do so this week, but after a year where he feels like he’s having to answer a lot of questions about what’s wrong with his game (answer: nothing), It would be great if he signed the deal the first time. win of the year.
“Getting engaged last year, coming back as a married man, it’s really [is a special place to me]”It’s obviously a nice place to go to the Bahamas in early December and obviously to end this season with good hope, it’s just the way you give it all you have,” said Morikawa. . 2022 is a strange year for me, golf it’s a strange year, but hopefully we can turn the tide and slowly start to see some things at the end of the year.”
Odds, picks of Hero World Challenge 2022
- Viktor Hovland: 2/13
- Collin Morikawa: 7-1
- Tom Kim: 7-1
- Jon Rahm: 10-1
- Tony Finau: 11-1
- Sam Burns: 11-1
- Scottie Scheffler: 11-1
Rahm is getting a lot of respect after shooting 1 out of 73 and deserves it. You could say he’s been the best player in the world for the last four months. However, I’d rather someone down the board a bit. Fleetwood is still 18-1 despite a strong start, and using him is more valuable than Morikawa, Hovland or Rahm. Finau with 11-1 is also very nice after the year (and fall) he’s had.
