Kim Si-woo's Clean Play "3 Birdies Only"... Bradley Leads
Sanderson Farms Championship Day 2: Im Sung-jae Tied 45th, Garcia 7th, Defending Champ Munoz 12th
Siwoo Kim showcased flawless play on the second day of the Sanderson Farms Championship, recording three birdies.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Kim Si-woo (25, CJ Logistics) delivers a clean performance.
On the 3rd (Korean time) at Jackson Golf Club in Mississippi, USA (par 72, 7,461 yards), during the second day of the PGA Tour Sanderson Farms Championship (total prize money $6.6 million), he posted a 3-under-par round to move up to a tie for 45th place (3-under-par 141). Keegan Bradley leads (13-under-par 131), with J.T. Poston and Charlie Hoffman (both USA) tied for 2nd (11-under-par 133), and MJ Daffue (South Africa) in 4th (10-under-par 134).
Starting from a tie for 84th place, 8 strokes behind, Kim Si-woo recorded three birdies without any bogeys. He started fresh with a birdie on the 2nd hole (par 4), then added birdies on the 11th hole (par 5) and 15th hole (par 4) in the back nine. His precise shots stood out with a fairway hit rate of 71.43% and a greens in regulation rate of 88.89%. He is 5 strokes behind the tied 7th place, still in a position to expect a 'top 10' finish. Bradley surged to the top of the leaderboard with a daily best 7-under-par round.
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Sergio Garcia (Spain) also improved by 4 strokes to climb to a tie for 7th place (8-under-par 136). Defending champion Sebastian Munoz (Colombia) struggled with a 1-over-par round and dropped to a tie for 12th place (7-under-par 137). For Korea, Im Sung-jae (22, CJ Logistics) added 2-under-par to join the tie for 45th place. Lee Kyung-hoon (29, CJ Logistics) also joined this group. On the other hand, An Byeong-hun (29), Kang Sung-hoon (33, both CJ Logistics), and Choi Kyung-ju (50, SK Telecom) missed the cut.
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