Lee Kyung-hoon's Fierce Effort "Tied 38th with Kim Si-woo"... Stanley Leads by 2 Points

Day 2: 6 More Points Added, Streb, Schwab, and Grace Tied for 2nd, Merritt in 5th Place 'Positioned'

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the determined effort of Lee Kyung-hoon (29, CJ Logistics).

On the 1st (Korean time), at the Truckee Tahoe Mountain Golf Course (par 71, 7,390 yards) in California, USA, on the second day of the PGA Tour Barracuda Championship (total prize money $3.5 million), he added 6 points to rise to a tie for 38th place (10 points). The tournament is played in a 'modified Stableford' format to encourage aggressive play. Albatross (double eagle) is worth 8 points, eagle 5 points, birdie 2 points, par 0 points, bogey -1 point, and double bogey or worse is treated as -3 points.

Lee Kyung-hoon started tied for 50th place, 10 points behind, and recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. After a bogey on the 1st hole (par 4), he drew a steep upward curve with 3 consecutive birdies from the 6th to 8th holes. In the back nine, he recovered from a bogey on the 10th hole (par 4) with a birdie on the 12th hole (par 5) and looked forward to the next round. Kyle Stanley (USA) swept up 1 eagle and 6 birdies (3 bogeys), scoring an impressive 14 points. He rose to the lead by 2 points (22 points), seizing the opportunity for his third career win.

Robert Streb (USA), Matthias Schwab (Austria), and Brandon Grace (South Africa) are tied for 2nd place (20 points), and last year's runner-up Troy Merritt (USA) is tied for 5th place (19 points). Korean players Kim Si-woo (25, CJ Logistics) added 2 points to join the group tied for 38th place, and Bae Sang-moon (34) succeeded in advancing to the third round, tied for 56th place (7 points). On the other hand, Wi Chang-soo (48) tied for 93rd place (1 point) and Martin Kaymer (Germany) tied for 100th place (0 points) were cut off.

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