Reporter Kim Do-yong = Lim Seong-jae (25, CJ Logistics) swung a hard hit on the second day of the PGA Tour’s ‘Special Tournament’ WM Phoenix Open (total prize money of 20 million dollars), raising expectations for the first win of the season raised
In the second round of the tournament held at TPC Scottsdale (par 71‧7261 yards) in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA on the 11th (Korean time), Im Seong-jae played 12 holes before being interrupted by sunset, making 6 birdies without bogey. caught it
Lim Seong-jae, who recorded 1 under par the day before, tied for 4th place with Windham Clark (USA) with an interim total of 7 under par. She is three strokes behind Scotty Scheffler (USA), who took the lead with a 10-under par of 132 strokes.
For Lim Seong-jae, who has not yet completed all of the second rounds, he aims for his first win of the season at the Phoenix Open, a special tournament. Im Seong-jae, who is recording two wins in his PGA career, participated in a total of five events this season and placed in the top 10 twice. 메이저놀이터
The PGA Tour has increased the prize money of some tournaments starting this season, and has selected tournaments with a total prize pool of at least 15 million dollars as special tournaments.
Im Seong-jae, who started the game on the 10th hole (par 4), made a good start with a birdie, and succeeded in making consecutive birdies on the 11th hole (par 4). He also reduced one stroke on the 13th hole (par 5) and then caught 3 consecutive birdies from the 15th hole (par 5).
Im Seong-jae recorded three consecutive par saves in the second half, and the game was suspended due to sunset, so the remaining six holes were played the next day.
Kim Joo-hyung (21, Nike Golf), who also participated, finished the first round, which he could not finish the previous day, with an even par, and then tied 6 birdies and 1 bogey in the second round, hitting 5 under par 66.
Kim Joo-hyung tied for 11th place with Rickie Fowler, Adam Schenk, Jordan Spieth, and Jim Herman (above USA).
Kim Si-woo (28‧ CJ Logistics) tied for 38th with a total of 1 under par and 141 strokes, and Lee Kyung-hoon (32, CJ Logistics) tied for 77th with a total of 2 over par.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), who was sluggish with a 2-over par on the first day, played 13 holes and caught only 6 birdies, and tied for 18th place with an average total of 3 under par.