Siwoo Kim's Steady Start "Tied 18th"... Schenk and Moore Share Lead

On the First Day of the Barracuda Championship, Streb and Rogers Share 3rd Place with 8 Points, Lee Kyung-hoon and Wi Chang-soo Tied for 50th 'Start'

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Kim Si-woo (25, CJ Logistics, photo) had a steady start.

On the 31st (Korean time), at the Truckee Tahoe Mountain Golf Course (par 71, 7,390 yards) in California, USA, Kim scored 8 points on the first day of the PGA Tour Barracuda Championship (total prize money $3.5 million) to tie for 18th place. Adam Schenk and Ryan Moore (both from the USA) share the lead with 14 points. The tournament is played in a 'modified Stableford' format. Points are awarded as follows: albatross (double eagle) 8 points, eagle 5 points, birdie 2 points, par 0 points, bogey -1 point, and double bogey or worse -3 points.

Kim Si-woo recorded five birdies and two bogeys. In the front nine, he exchanged two birdies for two bogeys, earning only 2 points, but in the back nine, he scored an impressive 6 points with three consecutive birdies from holes 2 to 4. His long drives averaged 330 yards, and his putting was notable with an average of 1.583 putts per hole. He is 6 points behind the co-leaders and has a chance to claim his third career win, his first in 3 years and 2 months since winning The Players Championship, known as the 'fifth major,' in May 2017.

Schenk showed perfect play with seven birdies and no bogeys. He is ranked 212th in the world and has yet to win on the PGA Tour. Robert Streb, Patrick Rodgers (both USA), and Seamus Power (Ireland) are tied for 3rd place with 11 points, while last year's runner-up Troy Merritt (USA) is tied for 18th. South Korea's Lee Kyoung-hoon (29, CJ Logistics) and Wi Chang-soo (48) are tied for 50th with 4 points, and Bae Sang-moon (34) is tied for 62nd with 3 points. Martin Kaymer (Germany) is tied for 90th with 0 points.

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