Chan Kim wins on Korn Ferry Tour; David Kocher records circuit’s 10th 59

Kocher drained a long birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 59, the third on the Korn Ferry Tour this season.

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Chan Kim went bogey-free for 72 holes at the 2023 Albertsons Boise Open and won on the Korn Ferry Tour for the second week in a row. Kim went 66-62-64-64 to get to 28 under after four days at Hillcrest Country Club and still left himself little room for error considering what David Kocher did Sunday.

Kocher drained a long birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 59, amazingly the third 59 on the Korn Ferry Tour this season.

Kocher had 10 birdies – including six straight on Nos. 2 through 7 – and an eagle to get to 12 under for the day and 26 under for the week.

Kocher joins Mac Meissner, who posted a 59 at the Lecom Suncoast Classic at Lakewood National’s Commander Course in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, in April. That was the eighth sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history.

Michael Feagles had the circuit’s ninth 59 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am in Greer, South Carolina, in June.

Now there’s a 10th, and a third in four months, thanks for Kocher.

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Chan Kim celebrates on the 18th green after winning the the 2023 Albertsons Boise Open at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho. (Photo: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

As for Kim, he’s the first back-to-back winner in two years. Cameron Young and Mito Pereira each did it on the KFT in 2021.

His last seven holes a week ago were also bogey free, so Kim has actually played 79 consecutive holes without a bogey. He’s the first to win and go bogey-free at the Albertsons.

To the winner goes the spoils, as Kim, second on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List, has also earned his PGA Tour card for the 2024 season.

The Albertsons Boise Open is the first of four events in the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

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Alejandro Tosti forced to WD from Korn Ferry Tour event

A Korn Ferry Tour release reported Tosti’s forced withdrawal was due to a disciplinary matter.

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Alejandro Tosti, who entered this week’s Albertson’s Boise Open fourth on the Korn Ferry Tour points list, was forced to withdraw after the first round.

A Korn Ferry Tour release reported Tosti’s forced withdrawal was due to a disciplinary matter. The details of the issue and any related disciplinary action will be handled internally, the release said.

The 27-year-old, who went to college at Florida, has a win and eight top-10 finishes this season on the Korn Ferry Tour. Because of his position in the standings, he has earned enough points to secure his PGA Tour card for the 2024 season.

Tosti opened with a 4-under 67 on Thursday at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho.

PGA Tour pro Joel Dahmen is carrying a bag at the Korn Ferry Tour Finals: ‘It’s hard work’

“He doesn’t need me to really do more than just to clean his ball and tell him a joke or two.”

Joel Dahmen played in 26 events during the 2021-22 season, including last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first of three playoff events, and collected three top 10s. He wasn’t able to secure a spot in Delaware this week at the BMW Championship, so he had some free time on his hands.

Instead of playing golf, he’s carrying someone’s bag.

Brandon Harkins is playing in the first Korn Ferry Tour playoff event this week, the Albertsons Boise Open, and has enlisted Dahmen for his services.

Harkins fired an opening-round 2-under 69 Thursday. Dahmen sat down with The Caddie Network and discussed his experience so far.

“There’s a lot of stuff going on but stuff and then by the time you’re out there five hours and he at home and you have lunch and you finally lay down. I was just out. It’s hard work,” Dahmen said. “I always knew caddies work hard and it’s hard work carrying that bag but it’s just there’s a lot of stuff going on and you’re always thinking about the next shot and what you can do to help and what to say and what not to say, more importantly sometimes.”

Regarding their friendship, Harkins and Dahmen live near each other in Wisconsin and have been close for over a decade.

“He needed a change,” Dahmen said. “I was done with my year and he called me on Sunday and he’s like, hey, do you have any interest in doing this? I could use a friend for the week.

“He’s one of the best golfers in the world. He’ll be back on Tour. It’s just a matter of time, so he doesn’t need me to really do more than just to clean his ball and tell him a joke or two.”

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Stephan Jaeger wins Boise Open for fifth Korn Ferry Tour title

Stephan Jaeger won the Boise Open for his fifth Korn Ferry Tour title, putting him two wins shy of tying the KFT record.

Stephan Jaeger is a proven winner.

The 31-year-old won his fifth career Korn Ferry Tour title on Sunday at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco. Jaeger’s final-round 3-under 68 was just enough to earn a two-shot victory at 22 under at Hillcrest Country Club.

Dan McCarthy made Jaeger earn it, getting to 20 under for the tournament thanks to a 7-under 64 on Sunday. Brandon Wu tied McCarthy for second, with Nicholas Lindheim and Justin Lower finishing T-4 at 19 under.

“I feel comfortable being uncomfortable,” Jaeger said via a Korn Ferry Tour release. “The only time I get uncomfortable is when I have the lead…My goal every time I play is to win the golf tournament. It’s been a little bit of a drought, and obviously I was on Tour last year and I want to win one of those, but I’m on the Korn Ferry Tour this year so I’m going to try and win as many as I can by next August.”

Objective complete.


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Jaeger is one of only 13 players in the Korn Ferry Tour’s 31-year history to earn five or more wins. He’s now just two wins away from tying Jason Gore’s all-time record of seven wins.

Next week, the tour travels to Columbus, Ohio, for the second of three events in the Korn Ferry Tour Championship Series, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship held at Ohio State University Scarlet Course.