Sungjae Im 'Tied 27th, 6 Shots Behind'... Thomas Leads

Day 2 of Zozo Championship: Griffin and Frittelli Tied for 2nd at 4 Under Par, Woods and An Byeong-hun Tied for 66th

Im Sung-jae is teeing off on the 13th hole on the second day of the Zozo Championship. Thousand Oaks (California, USA) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Im Sung-jae (22, CJ Logistics) shows strong performance.

On the 24th (Korean time), at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, USA (par 72, 7,006 yards), the second day of the PGA Tour's Zozo Championship (total prize money $8 million) ended with Im shooting 4 under par, placing him tied for 26th (8 under par, 136 strokes). World No. 3 Justin Thomas leads (14 under par, 130 strokes), with Lanto Griffin (both USA) and Dylan Frittelli (South Africa) tied for 2nd place (13 under par, 131 strokes), and Patrick Cantlay (USA) tied for 4th (12 under par, 132 strokes).

Im started tied for 17th, 4 strokes behind, and recorded 6 birdies and 2 bogeys. In the front nine, he showed a steep upward curve with 4 consecutive birdies from holes 10 to 13, but faltered briefly with back-to-back bogeys on holes 16 and 17. However, he added consecutive birdies on holes 4 and 5 in the back nine, securing his place for the next round. His fairway hit rate was 92.31%, but his greens in regulation was 72.22%, and putting average per hole was 1.85, which was somewhat disappointing. He is 6 strokes behind the leader, still in a position to compete for the championship.

Justin Thomas is teeing off on the 1st hole on the second day of the Zozo Championship. Thousand Oaks, California, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

Thomas took the top spot on the leaderboard with a flawless performance, making 7 birdies. His tee shots, iron shots, and putting all came together perfectly. Frittelli and Griffin also showed strong momentum, each reducing 7 strokes. Abraham Ancer (Mexico), Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, Harris English (all USA), and Tyrrell Hatton (England) are among 8 players tied for 6th place, 3 strokes behind (11 under par, 133 strokes), eyeing a chance to move up.

'The CJ Cup champ' Jason Kokrak (USA) shot 7 under par to leap to tied 14th place (10 under par, 134 strokes). Sebastian Munoz (Colombia), who led the previous day, scored 2 under par and is in this group. 'Number 2' Jon Rahm (Spain) is tied for 22nd (9 under par, 135 strokes), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) tied for 57th (4 under par, 140 strokes), and An Byeong-hun (29, CJ Logistics) tied for 66th (2 under par, 142 strokes). Defending champion Tiger Woods (USA) improved by 6 strokes to tied 66th place.

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