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.

Will Gordon wins three-way playoff for title at Alberton’s Boise Open in Korn Ferry Tour Finals

Will Gordon earned more than a tournament win at the 2022 Alberton’s Boise Open.

Will Gordon parred the first playoff hole while Philip Knowles and Will Daffue each double-bogeyed it, allowing Gordon to escape with the title at the Albertson’s Boise Open, the first leg of the three-tournament Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Gordon also locked up his PGA Tour card for the 2022-23 season.

Gordon and Erik Barnes each fired final-round 63s on Sunday, the best scores of the day. Gordon punctuated his 63 with birdies on Nos. 12-16. He parred the last two to make it into the playoff.

Knowles had the round of the week, a 10-under 61 on Thursday, doing so with two eagles, eight birdies and two bogeys. He followed that up with a 64 on Friday and after his 68 on Saturday, he led by two and was threatening to go wire-to-wire but couldn’t quite get it going on Sunday, closing with a final-round 1-under 70. On 18, he had two putts to win but needed three to find the hole.

There have still been no wire-to-wire winners on the Korn Ferry Tour this season. Despite coming up short in the playoff, Knowles secured his PGA Tour card for next season. He came into the event needed a solo fifth or better and got a tie for second to seal the deal.

Up next

The Boise Open is the first of three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events in 2022. Next week, it’s the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship at the Ohio State University Scarlet Course in Columbus. The season finale is the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, Sept. 1-4, at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana.

At the conclusion of the KFT Championship, 25 players will have earned their 2022-23 PGA Tour cards.