Laurie takes sole lead Double bogey from eventful 11th hole recovers
Kim Min-gyu
Kim Min-gyu (23) and Wang Jeong-hun (28) tied for 18th place on the second day of the Open (total prize money of $17 million), the last major tournament of the season.
Kim Min-kyu and Wang Jeong-hun shot a combined score of 144, 2 over par, in the second round of the tournament held at the Royal Troon Golf Club (par 71) in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK on the 20th (Korean time).
He is three strokes behind the four players tied for 7th place. Due to the strong and unpredictable winds that day, only 10 players recorded under par.
Kim Min-kyu, who qualified for the tournament by winning the Korea Open, shot an even-par 71 with four birdies, two bogeys, and one double bogey.
Kim Min-kyu, who had birdies on the 2nd hole (par 4) and the 10th hole (par 4), slipped to over par after a bogey on the 12th hole (par 4) and a double bogey on the 14th hole (par 4).
However, he finished the round at even par by making two birdies and one bogey in the remaining three holes.
Kim Min-kyu, who said, “I missed the cut at the Open two years ago, but I will definitely make the cut this year,” achieved his first goal.
Wang Jeong-hun, who qualified for the tournament by finishing as runner-up in the Asian Tour Malaysia Open, lost one stroke with one birdie and two bogeys, but moved up 14 places in the rankings from the previous day.
Wang Jeong-hun lost strokes on the 5th hole (par 3) and the 9th hole (par 4), but made a birdie on the 15th hole (par 4).
An Byeong-hun tied for 38th place (4-over par 146 strokes), while Kim Si-woo and Song Young-han tied for 54th place (5-over par 147 strokes).
Seongjae Lim shot a 1-over-par 72, just shy of the cut threshold of 6-over-par.
Kim Joo-hyung, who tied for second place at the Open held at Royal Liverpool last year, recorded 11-over 153 and missed the cut. Go Gun-taek (18-over) also packed his bags.
‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods (USA) lost 6 strokes on this day with 1 birdie, 5 bogeys, and 1 double bogey, recording 14-over par 156 and missing the cut.
With this, Woods has missed the cut in three consecutive major tournaments.
Woods finished 60th at this year’s Masters, the lowest ranking among players who made the cut, and missed the cut at the PGA Championship in May and the U.S. Open in June.
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland, 11 over par) also missed the cut and was unable to overcome the disappointment of missing out on winning the US Open.
In addition, top rankers such as Ludvig Overi (Sweden), Wyndham Clark (USA), Viktor Hovland (Norway), and Bryson DeChambeau (USA) were eliminated.
2019 Open champion Shane Lowry (Ireland) shot five birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey to cut his score by two strokes and take the sole lead (7-under 135).
He is tied for second place with 5-under 137, two strokes behind Daniel Brown and Justin Rose (both from England).
Lowry had a particularly eventful time on the 11th hole (par 4), which is considered the most difficult.
After missing his tee shot, Lowry also sent his second shot into the bushes. At this point, Lowry hurled a foul at a nearby cameraman, suggesting that he was disturbing him.
Lowry appeared to minimize the loss of strokes by placing the provisional ball on the green.
But the ball that was thought to have been lost was found later. In the end, Lowry received a penalty stroke and hit the fourth shot again, ending up recording a double bogey.
However, Lowry finished the tournament in the lead with birdies on the 16th hole (par 5) and the 18th hole (par 4).
World No. 1 Scotty Schaeffler is tied for 4th (2-under 140), and this year’s PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele (both from the U.S.) is tied for 7th (1-under 141). 카지노사이트
