American professional golfer ‘Next Generation Woods’ Kim Joo-hyung will compete in the ‘Genesis Invitational’, a special PGA tournament.

Kim Joo-hyung showed his overwhelming heart when he had a match with his idol, Tiger Woods.

This is reporter Park Ji-woon.

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Kim Joo-hyung emerged as the ‘next-generation Woods’ by winning two PGA Tour victories at a younger age than ‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods.

Kim Joo-hyung expressed his feelings about participating in the ‘Genesis Invitational’ hosted by Woods for the first time.

<Kim Joo-hyung / PGA Player> “I watched the tournament from outside the ropes, and it’s really amazing to be playing here this week.”

Kim Joo-hyung, who is also well known as a big fan of Woods, did not hide his overwhelming feelings for Woods.

<Kim Joo-hyung / PGA Player> “This opportunity to play on the same field as Woods is very special. I and all the players love to see him play. I am very happy to see him back.”

Woods also praised Kim Joo-hyung, who has emerged as a popular star on the PGA Tour, in an interview before the opening, saying that he has a good personality, but his skills are even better.

This tournament is a special event with prize money of 20 million dollars, and fans are paying attention as Woods returns to the PGA regular tour after 7 months. 안전놀이터

Woods, who had not been able to compete properly for a while after injuring his leg in a car accident two years ago, showed a relatively healthy appearance by walking around the course without riding a cart at the previous Pro-Am event.

Woods will start the first round with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas at 5:04 am on the 17th, Korean time, and Joo-hyung Kim will play with Max Homa and Xander Shopley at 0:46 on the 17th.