![]() ![]() Two of the par-4 holes will be over 500 yards: the sixth (503 yards) and the 17th (502 yards). The par-70 East Course at Oak Hill will play 7,394 yards, 250 yards longer than the last PGA Championship it hosted in 2013. In this UPI photo, Kim Joo-hyung of South Korea (L) has a laugh during a practice round for the PGA Championship on the East Course at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, on May 17, 2023. Though Kim missed the cuts at his two previous PGA Championships, he said he still feels comfortable competing at this major tournament for the third time. Open and the Open Championship - once each. He has played the three other majors - the Masters, the U.S. This is Kim's third appearance at the PGA Championship. "If I can stay patient and take it one step at a time, I should do well." "I'd absolutely love to win a major, and I think I am well prepared," added Kim, better known by his English name, Tom, in the United States. Kim, who already has two PGA Tour titles at age 20, has been touted as the next big thing coming out of this continent. Only two Asian men have won major titles: Yang Yong-eun of South Korea at the 2009 PGA Championship and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan at the 2021 Masters. The PGA Championship will tee off at Oak Hill's East Course on Thursday. "Because Asian golfers haven't won that many majors, it motivates me that much more this week," Kim said at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, on Wednesday (local time), in a Korean interview clip shared by the PGA of America. In this UPI photo, Kim Joo-hyung of South Korea tees off on the seventh hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship on the East Course at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, on May 17, 2023. ![]()
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