Sungjae Im Tied for 17th... Thomas 'Cut Off'
Sony Open Day 2: 2-Under Par Performance, Steele and Davis Tied for Lead, Smith and 8 Others Tied for 3rd Place
Im Sung-jae is teeing off at the 9th hole on the second day of the Sony Open. Honolulu (Hawaii, USA) = Getty Images / Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the strong performance of Im Sung-jae (22).
On the 11th (Korean time), at the second day of the PGA Tour Sony Open (total prize money $6.6 million) held at Waialae Golf Club (par 70, 7,044 yards) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, he added 2 under par to stand tied for 17th place (3 under par 137). Brendan Steele (USA) and Cameron Davis are tied for the lead (6 under par 134), while Cameron Smith (both from Australia), Keegan Bradley (USA), Russell Knox (Scotland), and a total of nine players are tied for 3rd place (5 under par 135).
Starting from tied 16th place, 4 strokes behind, Im Sung-jae recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. He gained momentum with 'stepping stone birdies' on holes 2 and 4 and a birdie on hole 10 (par 4), but was held back by consecutive bogeys on holes 14 and 15. However, he added a birdie easily on the last hole 18 (par 5) with '2 on 2 putts', ending on a positive note and looking forward to the 3rd round. He boasted precise iron shots with a green hit rate of 77.78%, but his putting average of 1.857 per hole was a hindrance. He is 3 strokes behind the joint leaders, a position from which a comeback is possible.
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Steele and Davis both shot 4 under par to dominate the top of the leaderboard. Smith and Knox reduced their scores by 5 strokes and joined the race for the championship. Ryan Palmer and Sam Ryder (both USA), and Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) are also tied for 3rd place. On the other hand, Colin Morikawa (USA), who was the leader the previous day, finished at even par and dropped to this group. Kang Sung-hoon (33), defending champion Matt Kuchar, 'Sentry Tournament Champion' Justin Thomas (all USA), and Lee Kyung-hoon (29) were cut off.
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