Jung Seung-hwan's 'Unnamed Storm'... Kim Min-gyu 2nd Place

KPGA Open Day 2: 17 Points Added, Leading by 3 Points; Park Sang-hyun and Moon Kyung-jun Tied for 4th, Kim Joo-hyung in 45th 'Chasing Battle'

Jung Seunghwan is taking his second shot on the 3rd hole on the second day of the KPGA Open. Photo by KPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the 'unknown whirlwind' of Jeong Seung-hwan (36).

On the 17th, at Solago Golf Course in Taean, Chungnam (Par 72, 7,263 yards), during the second day of the 3rd round of the 2020 KPGA Korean Tour KPGA Open (total prize money 500 million KRW), he swept up 17 points to take the top spot on the leaderboard (30 points). Kim Min-gyu (19, CJ Logistics) and Martin Kim (Argentina) are tied for 2nd place (27 points). The tournament is played in a 'modified Stableford' format. Albatross scores 8 points, eagle 5 points, birdie 2 points, par 0 points, bogey -1 point, and double bogey or worse -3 points.

Jeong Seung-hwan started from a tie for 8th place, 9 points behind, and made 9 birdies (1 bogey). He surged ahead with a 3-point lead, seizing his first-ever chance for victory. He debuted on the Korean Tour in 2013 but had no remarkable results. His best personal record was a tie for 9th place at the 2017 Dongbu Insurance Promy Open. He played on the second-tier tour for the past two years and returned to the first-tier tour by finishing 19th in the qualifying tournament held before this season.

Jeong said, "Maybe because I was cut off in the first two tournaments of the season, I strangely feel no pressure in this tournament," and added, "I want to play the remaining rounds without tension, just like today." Kim Min-gyu added 8 points to continue the winning competition for two consecutive days. He said, "The wind was blowing, but it was not very uncomfortable," and "I currently do not have a Korean Tour card, but I want to finish in the top 5 and participate in the next tournament, the KPGA Championship."

Sanghyun Park is teeing off on the 2nd hole on the second day of the KPGA Open. Photo by KPGA

Park Sang-hyun (37, Dong-A Pharmaceutical) and Moon Kyung-jun (38, Husem) are in a situation where they are eyeing a comeback from a tie for 4th place (26 points), 4 points behind. Choi Jin-ho (36) and Park Sung-guk (32) are tied for 7th place (23 points). Lee Chang-woo (27, Srixon), who was the leader the previous day, failed to add points with 1 birdie and 2 bogeys. He is tied for 10th place (22 points). Kim Joo-hyung (18, CJ Logistics), the 'KPGA Gunsan CC Open champion,' scored 10 points with 6 birdies and 2 bogeys. He jumped from a tie for 84th place the previous day to a tie for 45th place.

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