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CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges: Power ranking the top 10 at Jeju Island

By Mike Randleman

JEJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 22: A general view of the 18th green during the final round of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on October 22, 2017 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)
JEJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 22: A general view of the 18th green during the final round of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on October 22, 2017 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) /
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NAPA, CA – OCTOBER 07: Sungjae Im of Korea plays his shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the Safeway Open at the North Course of the Silverado Resort and Spa on October 7, 2018 in Napa, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
NAPA, CA – OCTOBER 07: Sungjae Im of Korea plays his shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the Safeway Open at the North Course of the Silverado Resort and Spa on October 7, 2018 in Napa, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /

I won’t hold it against anyone for not paying attention to the Web.com Tour, but if you were even so little as abreast of The 25, you would know that Sungjae Im was killing it last season.

After a successful, yet winless, sting on the Japan Tour, the 20-year-old South Korean became the first player ever to lead the Web.com money list wire-to-wire. He won his first Web event and ended the season with two wins total and three runner-ups.

Im finished one shot out of a playoff in his quest to win in his first standard PGA Tour start a couple weeks ago at the Safeway Open, but a T4 is still an impressive debut. Im did play in two majors last year and was T42 at the PGA Championship.

He was ninth in strokes gained off the tee and sixth in putting on the Web. Im’s distance is also valuable at Nine Bridges.

Byeong Hun an and Si-Woo Kim are still ahead, but Sungjae Im is quickly gaining ground for top South Korean.

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