'Hulk' DeChambeau "2nd Place by 1 Stroke"... Im Sungjae 'Cut Off'

RBC Heritage Day 2: Simpson Leads at 6 Under Par, Koepka 6th, McIlroy 45th in Chase

Bryson DeChambeau is making a bunker shot on the 9th hole during the second day of the RBC Heritage. Hilton Head (South Carolina, USA) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter Noo Rae Noh] 'Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau (USA) is on a thrilling winning streak.

On the 20th (Korean time), at the Hilton Head Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina, USA (par 71, 7,099 yards), during the second day of the PGA Tour RBC Heritage (total prize money $7.1 million), he surged with a 7-under-par round to climb to a tie for 2nd place (11-under-par 131) alongside Corey Conners (Canada). Webb Simpson leads (12-under-par 130), with Ryan Palmer (both USA) and Matthew Fitzpatrick (England) tied for 4th place (10-under-par 132).

DeChambeau started from a tie for 16th place, 3 strokes behind, and collected eight birdies (one bogey). Although he began shakily with a bogey on the 10th hole (par 4), he changed the momentum with consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes. In the back nine, he showcased his power with back-to-back birdies on the 1st and 2nd holes, a three-birdie streak from the 4th to 6th holes, and another birdie on the 8th hole (par 4). He relied on his 'needle-like iron shots' with a green hit rate of 83.33% and 'stingy putting' averaging 1.60 putts per hole. He is just one stroke behind the leader, aiming for his 6th PGA Tour victory.

Simpson reduced six strokes to dominate the top of the leaderboard. He is a six-time champion. Brooks Koepka (USA) posted a 5-under-par round and is looking for an opportunity from a tie for 6th place (9-under-par 133), three strokes behind. Ian Poulter (England), who was co-leader the previous day, shot 2-under-par and dropped into this group. Dustin Johnson is tied for 11th place (8-under-par 134), Jordan Spieth (both USA) tied for 28th (6-under-par 136), and world number one Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) is tied for 45th (5-under-par 137).

Im Sung-jae (right) is walking along the fairway of the 6th hole with his caddie on the second day of the RBC Heritage. Hilton Head (South Carolina, USA) = Getty Images / Multibits

World number two Jon Rahm (Spain) and number three Justin Thomas (USA) are tied for 62nd place (4-under-par 138), aiming to climb the ranks. From Korea, Kim Si-woo (25, CJ Logistics) struggled, tied for 110th place (even par 142). 'PO ranking number one' Im Sung-jae (22, CJ Logistics) managed only 1-under-par, tied for 122nd place (1-over-par 143), missing the cut. K.J. Choi (50, SK Telecom), An Byeong-hun (29), Kang Sung-hoon (33), and Lee Kyung-hoon (29, all CJ Logistics) also failed to advance to the third round.

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