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Tom Kim ended his 1,001-day wait for a fourth PGA Tour title with an impressive two-shot victory at the Genesis Scottish Open, as Robert McIntyre fell short of home victory.
Kim went into the final round behind co-leaders McIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick and Min Woo Lee at the Renaissance Club, where an impressive unbeaten 65 put him atop a crowded leaderboard.
The Korean finished 17 under and two clear of Lee, who posted a 3-under 67, claimed his first global victory since the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open and returned to the top 50 in the world.
McIntyre finished four strokes back in a tie-third with Fitzpatrick, Keita Nakajima and Johnny Keefer, who claimed a last-minute spot for The Open as one of the top three players not already eliminated for Royal Birkdale.
Rory McIlroy made Sunday’s charge after posting five birdies in his first seven holes, matching his season-low 64 in the final round and moving him into a tie-for-seventh place with Michael Thorbjornsen.
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During the final round of the Genesis Scottish Open, Rory McIlroy was angered after hitting a poor approach shot on the 16th hole.
How Kim pulled off a Genesis Scottish Open win
McIntyre joined Fitzpatrick to birdie the first par-five and briefly moved into a solo lead when his playing partner bogeyed the next, only for Kim – playing ahead in the group – to pull level by posting two birdies in his first four holes.
Kim extended his lead by taking advantage of the par-five seventh and birdieing the 10th from 15 feet, as McIntyre lost ground with four bogeys in a seven-hole stretch from the fourth.
Robert McIntyre is looking to win the Genesis Scottish Open for the second time
Lee followed up with a front-nine 34 by matching Kim’s birdie at the 12th and adding another at the 14th, briefly getting him within one, only for Kim to make a six-foot birdie at the 16th and par her last two holes to set up the winning total.
“I probably played as well as I could with the pressure down the stretch,” Kim said. “I executed where I needed to. I’m very proud of myself for staying calm out there and treating every shot as every shot out there.”
Fitzpatrick mixed four birdies with three bogeys in his one-under 69, while McIntyre followed with a 30-foot eagle on the 12th to finish the week at 13 under.
Thorbjornsen and Victor Perez – who finished tied-ninth – joined Kiefer to claim the year’s final major, while defending champion Chris Gotterup and US Open winner Wyndham Clark fell to tied-11th and 13th respectively after one-over 71 seconds.
‘I’m so bad at golf’ – McIlroy finds correction needed for The Open
McIlroy held a share of the lead but dropped out of contention with a fog-affected third-round 73 that included only one birdie, finishing five strokes short despite a nine-shot improvement in the final round.
Citing his struggles playing in a left-to-right wind for inconsistency with his irons, as he has at various points this season, McIlroy is eager to address the issue heading into Royal Birkdale.
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McIlroy discusses his performance at the Scottish Open and frustrations with his approach play
“Didn’t finish the third round particularly well today, put it together, realized what I was doing, tried to get it out on the range a bit before I went into my final round,” McIlroy admitted.
“At least I know what I’m doing, it’s a matter of trying to correct it. Obviously there were some good things today but also some bad things, so I’ll have to work a little bit in the next few days.
“Coming in here (with the irons) it felt good and was good. I hit some really good iron shots the first few days but the more I hit the ball in the wind from left to right, the more (issues) started to show and then it was a bit of a struggle from there.”
McIlroy will be among the favorites to win the Open for the second time
When is the Open live on Sky Sports?
Sky Sports is once again the exclusive home of The Open in the UK and Ireland, with over 75 hours of live coverage across seven days of tournament week at Royal Birkdale.
Live coverage for each of the three practice days begins on Sky Sports Golf before wall-to-wall action kicks off from the final men’s major of the year at 6.30am on Thursday 16 July.
Sky Sports+ or The Sky Sports appWith extended coverage then starting at 9am on Saturday 18 July and 8am on Sunday 19 July
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