Lee Taehee 7 Under Par "Tied for Lead"... "Did You See the Chip Shot Eagle?"
Hazzys Golf KPGA Open Day 2: Ham Jung-woo Tied for Lead, 'Order of Merit Leader' Lee Soo-min Slips to Tied 31st
Lee Tae-hee is cheering after making a chip shot eagle on the 11th hole during the second day of the Hazzy's Golf KPGA Open. Photo by KPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] Lee Tae-hee (36) has gained momentum in his 'two consecutive wins march.'
On the 28th, at the Hill-Mountain Course (Par 72, 7,209 yards) of Ildong Lake Golf Club in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, during the second day of the KPGA Korean Tour Hazzys Golf KPGA Open (total prize money 500 million won), he added 7 under par to rise to a joint lead (12 under par 132 strokes). Riding the wave of success after defending his title at the Maekyung Open that ended on the 23rd, he is currently second in both the overall points and prize money rankings. With a victory in this tournament, he aims to leap to first place, pursuing the 'hunt for three rabbits' at once.
Lee Tae-hee drew even more spotlight by reducing four strokes solely through chip shots. Starting at the 10th hole (Par 4), he made a chip shot birdie, then at the 11th hole (Par 5), he scored a chip shot eagle from the rough outside the green, and added another chip shot birdie at the 17th hole (Par 4). In the back nine, he made consecutive birdies at the 3rd and 4th holes, and sealed the round with a birdie at the final 9th hole (Par 4). "I aimed for a par save, but I was lucky," he said, expressing confidence with "I want to win two weeks in a row."
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Park Sang-hyun (37, Dong-A Pharmaceutical) is awaiting another remarkable record of 'two consecutive tournament wins' for the first time in 5 years and 10 months since he won the Biner-Fine Ries Open in August 2014 and the KJ Invitational in October of the same year. Ham Jung-woo (26) is a player to watch. Leading with a daily best 9 under par, he quickly joined the joint lead. 'Overall points leader' Lee Soo-min (27) is tied for 31st place (4 under par 140 strokes), and 'prize money leader' Kim Sung-hyun (22) remains tied for 41st place (3 under par 141 strokes).
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