Lee Kyung-hoon's Fierce Effort 'Tied 34th, 10 Shots Behind'... Grillo 'Leads by 4 Shots'
Mayakoba Golf Classic Day 2: 1 Under Par, Finau Tied 2nd, Choi Kyung-ju and Kang Sung-hoon Tied 48th
[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the determined effort of Lee Kyung-hoon (29, CJ Logistics, photo).
On the 5th (Korean time), at the Playa El Camaleon Golf Club in Mexico (par 71, 7,039 yards), during the second day of the PGA Tour 2020/2021 season 'Fall Series Final' Mayakoba Golf Classic (total prize money $7.2 million), he shot 1-under par to stand tied for 34th place (3-under par 139). Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) leads (13-under par 129), and Tony Finau (USA) is tied for 2nd place (9-under par 133). Due to bad weather followed by sunset, some players were unable to finish their rounds.
Starting tied for 20th place, 4 strokes behind, Lee Kyung-hoon recorded 1 eagle, 3 birdies, and 4 bogeys. Although he started shakily with a bogey on the 1st hole (par 4), he recovered with a birdie on the 2nd hole (also par 4) and an eagle on the 5th hole (par 5), reducing 2 strokes in the front nine. However, in the back nine, he gave away strokes with 2 birdies and 3 bogeys. He is now 10 strokes behind the leader but only 3 strokes behind the tied 9th place. With two rounds remaining, he is in a position to aim for a 'top 10' finish.
Grillo surged with an 8-under par round to take the top spot on the leaderboard. He is a player who won once at the 2016 Price.com Classic. Russell Knox (Scotland), who was the leader the previous day, improved by 2 strokes but dropped to 4th place (8-under par 134). Defending champion Brendan Todd is tied for 9th (6-under par 136), and world No. 3 Justin Thomas (both USA) is tied for 34th. Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler (both USA) are tied for 72nd (even par 142), facing the threat of missing the cut.
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From Korea, 'Tank' Choi Kyung-joo (50, SK Telecom) reduced 1 stroke with 5 birdies and 4 bogeys. His 'stingy putting' stood out with an average of 1.667 putts per hole. He is tied for 48th place (2-under par 140). Kang Sung-hoon (33, CJ Logistics) also added 1-under par to join this group. On the other hand, An Byeong-hoon (29, CJ Logistics) finished even par with 3 birdies, 1 bogey, and 1 double bogey. He dropped to tied 81st place (1-over par 143), making it difficult to advance to the third round.
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