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Bryan Kim Outlasts Joshua Bai to Win U.S.

Junior Amateur Championship and

Earn 2024 U.S. Open Exemption

미국 주니어 아마추어 챔피언십, 한국출신 브라이언 김 우승
2024년 미국 오픈 참가 자격 획득

July 24-30, 2023, Daniel Island Club, Charleston, S.C.

ncoming Duke University freshman Bryan Kim became Scheffler and Brian Harman, this year’s Open winner at Roy-
Ithe second Blue Devil to win the U.S. Junior Amateur al Birkdale who sent a congratulatory video message to the
Championship with his 2-up victory over Joshua Bai on Sun- champion.
day in the weather-delayed 36-hole final at Daniel Island “It really hasn't sunk in yet,” said Kim, who was playing in
Club’s Ralston Creek Course, in Charleston, S.C. his third U.S. Junior Amateur but had not made match play in
Kim, 18, of Brookeville, Md., joins Jason Widener (1988) his previous two. “Especially coming into this week, I hadn't
as Duke players to etch their name on the U.S. Junior Ama- made a cut at a
teur Trophy that includes the likes of major champions Tiger against all these great competitors, it just means the world.
Woods, Johnny Miller, David Duval, Jordan Spieth, Scottie The championship match of the 75th edition of the Junior

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