Kim will participate in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida from Friday (Korea time). This year's event has another meaning to him. He became a father a week ago. 토토사이트
Kim Si-woo, who married Oh Ji-hyun, 28, who has seven wins in the KLPGA tour in December 2022, gave birth to a son at the end of last month. His wife, Oh Ji-hyun, assisted her husband while following his tour activities, and started preparing for the childbirth with the American Express in January this year.
Couples also have special memories of winning a championship along with marriage. After getting married, Kim Si-woo and Oh Ji-hyun went on their honeymoon in Hawaii, and Kim Si-woo, who participated in the Sony Open in Hawaii, lifted the trophy in front of his wife for the first time. Three weeks after they got married, they became a special wedding gift to the couple.
Starting with The Sentry held in Hawaii in January this year, Kim Si-woo entered the new season and passed the cut in all competitions, including the Genesis Invitational last month. He did not have top 10, but he tied for 12th at the WM Phoenix Open and 14th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The decrease in the number of missed cuts is one of the biggest changes since getting married.
Kim Si-woo, who temporarily suspended his tour activities after the Genesis Invitational to stay by his wife's side, returns from this tournament and starts hunting for the championship with a new mind.
Kim Si-woo, who has participated in the championship since 2016, failed to make the cut three times in eight appearances and withdrew one time. However, he tied for 26th in 2022 and adapted to the course last year by tying for 39th.
Although he has not performed well so far, attention is drawn to what kind of change his responsibility as a father will bring.
In PGA Tours, players who become fathers often win for the first time or win major championships. Kate Elliott, a sports betting site, said, "A player who becomes a father gives a sense of psychological encouragement, responsibility and happiness, which has a positive effect on his or her performance," adding, "This is a 'Nappy Factor'."
Jack Johnson of the U.S., who won the Masters in 2007, became a father just three months before his victory, and Trevor Immelman of South Africa, the 2008 Masters champion, got a baby a year ago. Jeff Ogilvy won the U.S. Open that year after his first son was born in 2006, and won the WGC CA Championship after having his second son in 2008.
This is the fourth signature competition of this season, and 69 players will participate in the competition to advance to the finals by 10 strokes from the top 50 or the top 50 after a 36-hole competition in the second round. It is a special competition where the winner receives 4 million dollars in prize money and 700 points for FedEx Cup points.