Tom Kim produced a bogey-free final round to take victory at the Genesis Scottish Open in his first PGA Tour win in nearly three years.
The 24-year-old South Korean became a Rolex Series winner for the first time and picked up a victory for the first time in 1,001 days.
Kim was in fine form at the Renaissance Club and carded an impressive final round of 64 to put his name at the top of the leaderboard, two shots in front of Min Woo Lee in second.
He finished four shots ahead of England’s Matt Fitzpatrick and Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre, who had a share of third with Johnny Keefer and Keita Nakajima.
Kim earned his fourth title on the PGA Tour, having previously won the Shriners Children’s Open in both 2022 and 2023 and the 2022 Wyndham Championship, and is now guaranteed a spot at the 2027 Masters.
“I played probably as good as I could have with the pressure and executed when I needed to,” Kim told Sky Sports. “I’m very proud for being calm out there and there.
“This is awesome. There were a lot of key moments.
“I am trying to get better each day. I’ve had a tough couple of last years and I got to taste a lot of humble pie and learn about myself. I’ve still got a long way to go but I wanted to dedicate this to the people in my corner all the time. To all those people I’d like to say thank you.”
Fitzpatrick and MacIntyre shared the lead coming into the final day but both carded a one-under par 69 which was not enough for the pair of them to hold on.
Kim birdied three times on the front nine to put himself in contention for the victory and tightened his grip with another trio of birdies on the back nine, including one on the 16th which gave him a two-shot lead going into the final two holes.
Lee missed a birdie on the 17th which essentially handed Kim the title, and a simple par putt on the 18th hole ensured he was the winner of the Scottish Open.
Rory McIlroy showed positive signs ahead of The Open, which gets underway at Royal Birkdale next week, with an impressive Sunday, slotting five birdies in his first seven holes to propel him up the leaderboard.
A final-round 64 matched his lowest of the season and lifted him to a tied-seventh with Michael Thorbjornsen.
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