Wyndham Championship 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize-Money Payouts

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Si Woo Kim earned his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday at the Wyndham Championship, and he made sure to run away from the field in the process after a narrow miss in a playoff loss to Aaron Baddeley at the Barbasol Championship in July.

Kim finished at 21 under par for the tournament following Sunday’s three-under 67, which was five strokes clear of second-place finisher Luke Donald.

There would be no playoff this time around for the 21-year-old, who did most of the heavy lifting Friday and Saturday. According to Helen Ross of the PGA Tour’s official website, Kim’s 60 in the second round was a course record at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, and he followed that up with a six-under 64 in the third round.

Here is a look at the final leaderboard, courtesy of CBS Sports:

Kim wasted little time creating separation Sunday. He birdied the first hole thanks to a beautiful approach shot, as the PGA Tour highlighted:

He’s in the zone.Leader by 5. #QuickHits https://t.co/FRVyTcZy0S

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 21, 2016

From there, he turned in steady pars on Nos. 2 through 4 and then notched birdies on Nos. 5, 8 and 9 to end a sparkling front nine. He finished the front with a four-under 31, giving himself plenty of breathing room for the back, which proved to be important.

He struggled with a bogey on No. 10 and then looked to be in jeopardy with two straight bogeys on Nos. 13 and 14. Suddenly, veteran Jim Furyk was only three strokes back with four holes to play, and he was riding some momentum after a birdie on No. 14.

However, Kim steadied himself with a birdie on No. 15. He didn’t even let a …

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