Kim shoots staggering -31 on LPGA Tour to win by 9

Records tumble as SY Kim holes 31 birdies and one eagle at Thornberry Creek Classic. 

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Mon, 9 Jul 2018
Kim shoots staggering -31 on LPGA Tour to win by 9


South Korea’s Sei Young Kim broke numerous LPGA Tour records as she finished on -31, 257 strokes, at the Thornberry Creek Classic, nine shots better than the runner-up.

A final round of 65, seven under, saw Kim break her own Tour 72-hole record after rounds of 63, 65 and 64 previously. The previous mark was set at -27, and Kim shared it with Annika Sorenstam.

She holed a staggering 31 birdies and one eagle while the only bad number Kim had all week was a double bogey in her second round. That’s also a record for the number of sub-par holes in a tournament.

Kim, who hit 67 of the 72 greens in regulation, matches Brooke Henderson as the only players to win at least once on the past four seasons.