Im Sungjae's Smooth Sailing 'Tied 6th, 3 Shots Behind'... English Leader
'Wangjungwangjeon' Century Tournament Day 2: 5 Under Par, Thomas Tied 2nd, Johnson, Rahm, and DeChambeau Tied 10th
Im Sung-jae is teeing off on the 10th hole on the second day of the Sentry Tournament. Kapalua, Hawaii, USA = Getty Images / Photo by Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Im Sung-jae (23, CJ Logistics) is sailing smoothly.
On the 9th (Korean time), at the Plantation Golf Course of Kapalua Resort on Maui Island, Hawaii, USA (par 73, 7,518 yards), during the second day of the PGA Tour Sentry Tournament (total prize money $6.7 million), he scored 5 under par and stood tied for 6th place (11 under par, 135 strokes). Harris English leads (14 under par, 132 strokes), and four players including world No. 3 Justin Thomas (both from the USA) are tied for 2nd place (12 under par, 134 strokes). Only 42 players, including last year's winner, participated in this 'champion of champions' event.
Im Sung-jae started from a tie for 3rd place, 2 strokes behind, and collected six birdies (one bogey). After consecutive birdies on holes 5 and 6, he took a breather with a bogey on hole 7 (par 4), then made 'stepping stone birdies' on holes 9 and 11. He added consecutive birdies again on holes 14 and 15 to continue his pursuit of the championship. He relied on 'accurate shots' with a fairway hit rate of 86.67% and a green in regulation rate of 88.89%. He is 3 strokes behind the leader and in a position to aim for victory in the first tournament of the new year.
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English maintained his position at the top of the leaderboard by shooting 6 under par. Collin Morikawa and Daniel Berger (both from the USA) recorded a daily best of 8 under par, showing strong momentum. On the other hand, defending champion Thomas, who was the leader the previous day, shot 4 under par and lost the lead. 'Number 1' Dustin Johnson (USA) made a remarkable 8-stroke improvement to jump to a tie for 10th place (10 under par, 136 strokes), 4 strokes behind. World No. 2 Jon Rahm (Spain) and 'Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau (USA) are also in this group.
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