South Korea’s Tom Kim shot a final-round 6-under-par 64 without a bogey and emerged from a crowded field to win the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday at North Berwick, Scotland.
He finished at 17-under 263 for a two-shot victory over Australia’s Min Woo Lee, who posted a final-round 67 at The Renaissance Club.
Kim’s fourth PGA Tour victory marked his first since the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open. He notched three birdies on each nine to break free from the pack.
Lee used a third-round 66 to share the lead with Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre and England’s Matt Fitzpatrick going to the final 18 holes. Kim, Chris Gotterup and Michael Thorbjornsen stood one shot back.
Several golfers had a full day because of the third round’s fog-related suspension, which meant some contenders played more than 27 holes on Sunday.
Johnny Keefer (67 in the final round), MacIntyre (69), Fitzpatrick (69) and Japan’s Keita Nakajima (67) shared third place at 13 under.
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy recovered from a third-round 73 to shoot 64 and climb back to a tie for seventh place at 12 under. Thorbjornsen closed with a 69 and joined McIlroy at 12 under.
McIlroy tried to make it interesting by playing the first seven holes of the final round in 5 under.
Defending champion Chris Gotterup had a difficult stretch, shooting 71 in the final round and finishing tied for 11th at 10 under. He was only one shot off the lead when the day began, though like many others he had plenty of work remaining in the third round.
