Whee Kim makes an ace at CIMB Classic

The CIMB Classic was treated to a third hole-in-one in four years when Whee Kim aced the par-3 15th hole

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The CIMB Classic was treated to a third hole-in-one in four years when Whee Kim aced the par-3 15th hole

Kuala Lumpur, 14 October, 2017: The hole-in-one is a fascinating event in golf. Take the romance out and it is one of several thousand shots that a golfer makes season after season. But its journey from tee to pin, often accompanied by a fancy prize and a raucous celebration on the tee box, makes it one of the many special elements of golf. It was the turn of Whee Kim to experience this joy on Saturday morning at the CIMB Classic.

Whee did not feature on skybet’s page giving out betting odds for a hole in one this week. Scott Brown, the man who made the previous hole-in-one in 2015 was listed on the page at 125/1. Lee Westwood also shot a hole-in-one at the CIMB Classic in 2014. Brown made the hole out at the 15th too, while Westwood got his at the 11th hole.

Indian’s Anirban Lahiri was given a far more respectable chance of making one this week at 28/1.

After a disappointing Friday that returned a 73, Anirban came all guns blazing on Saturday. He made the turn in 32 strokes climbing into a tie for tenth midway through the third round.

SSP Chawrasia was two over for the day and +1 overall through the 10th hole.

Kim has been playing largely in the shadows of his compatriots such as Kim Si-woo. The last time he was in the news was when he took charge of the Web.com Tour Finals’ Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, with a 65 in the first round.

The South Korean is ranked 202nd on the OWGR and has played largely on the Web.com Tour. He is also the winner of the 2012 Shinhan Donghae Open, edging out Kevin Na in a playoff for the title.

Kim will be rewarded for his hole-in-one with a brand new BMW 740Le XDrive, a swanky new 2017 car by BMW.

In the third round at the CIMB Classic, Kim started at the 10th hole, making a birdie at the 12th before gaining two more shots on the 15th. He is currently lying T35 having just reached the turn at the time of this report.

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