Im Sungjae "1 Under Par Falters"... Harrington "Did You See the Albatross?"
Sanderson Farms Day 1 Tied 65th, Munoz 8-Under Par 'Challenging 2nd Consecutive Win', Lee Kyung-hoon 4-Under Par Tied 17th
[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] A red light has turned on for Seongjae Im (22, CJ Logistics), ranked 24th in the world, in his quest for revenge.
On the 2nd (Korean time) at Jackson Golf Club in Mississippi, USA (par 72, 7,461 yards), the first day of the PGA Tour Sanderson Farms Championship (total prize money $6.6 million) ended with him finishing tied for 65th place at 1-under par. This tournament is especially a stage of regret as he lost in a playoff last year to Sebastian Munoz (Colombia). However, on this day, he managed only 3 birdies and 2 bogeys. Despite operating a 'needle-like iron shot' with a green hit rate of 83.33%, he was held back on the greens with an average of 1.93 putts per hole.
Munoz, on the other hand, fired an 8-under par and immediately took the top of the leaderboard, challenging to defend his title. He is a player who drew the spotlight by winning his first PGA Tour title in his 47th career start last year. Along with Military Tribute champion Joaquin Niemann (Chile), he has led the 'South American wave.' He is particularly strong at Jackson Golf Club. Charlie Hoffman, Jimmy Walker, and Kevin Streelman (all from the USA) joined the co-lead.
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Scott Harrington's (USA) albatross (double eagle) on the 14th hole (par 5) is another newsworthy event. He used a 3-wood from a distance of 272 yards. Adding 2 birdies and 3 bogeys, he positioned himself tied for 39th at 2-under par. Among the Korean contingent, Kyung-hoon Lee (29) is performing well, tied for 17th at 4-under par. Si-woo Kim (25) is tied for 84th at even par, Byung-hoon An (29) tied for 106th at 1-over par, Sung-hoon Kang (33, both CJ Logistics) tied for 123rd at 2-over par, and 'Tank' K.J. Choi (50, SK Telecom) tied for 137th at 4-over par, respectively.
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