Golf-'Island shot' helps KJ Choi set South Korean record on 54th birthday

FILE PHOTO: Jul 8, 2021; Silvis, Illinois, USA; KJ Choi tees off of the 6th hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

(Reuters) - Former world number five KJ Choi became the oldest golfer to win a tournament on the Korean PGA Tour (KPGA) at the weekend, when he prevailed on the second playoff hole at the SK Telecom Open on his 54th birthday.

Sunday's victory broke a 12-year drought on his home tour for Choi, who won eight titles on the PGA Tour between 2002 and 2011 and was heading straight back to Texas on Monday to resume life on the U.S. senior tour.