Portrush: Im Sung-jae tumbled down the leaderboard after posting his worst score of the week at the final major tournament of the men's golf season. Im shot a four-over 75 to close out the Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, and ended in a tie for 52nd place overall at four-over 284.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Im went four-under 67 on Saturday for his best round of the tournament, putting himself in a tie for 22nd. However, he faced a challenging final round, managing only five pars. As the only South Korean among six to make the cut at Royal Portrush, Im recorded four birdies, one eagle, six bogeys, and two double bogeys.
One of the double bogeys came early on the first hole when Im's second shot landed in a greenside bunker. He later holed a 42-yard chip for an eagle on the par-4 fifth hole, returning to even-par for the day but then exchanged a birdie on the seventh with a bogey on the ninth. Im's back nine started with a bogey-double bogey-bogey sequence, culminating in a three-putt bogey on the 18th.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler secured his first Open title at 17-under after shooting a 68, marking his fourth consecutive round in the 60s. This victory was Scheffler's fourth career major title and his second this season, leaving him just a U.S. Open win away from completing the career Grand Slam.