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Farmers Insurance Open Day 2: Exciting 5-Under, Hoblyn Leads, McIlroy Tied 14th, Choi Kyung-Ju Tied 40th

Yon Rahm (left) is contemplating his strategy on the 10th hole during the second day of the Farmers Insurance Open. San Diego, California, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] World No. 2 Jon Rahm (Spain) is cruising smoothly.

On the 30th (Korean time), at the Torrey Pines Golf Course North Course (par 72, 7,258 yards) in San Diego, California, USA, during the second day of the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open (total prize money $7.5 million), he reduced 5 strokes and rose to a tie for 2nd place (8 under par, 136 strokes). Viktor Hovland (Norway) leads (9 under par, 135 strokes), while Patrick Reed, Tony Finau, Ryan Palmer, Lanto Griffin (all USA), and Adam Scott (Australia) are tied for 2nd place.

The tournament is played over 1st and 2nd rounds on the South Course (par 72, 7,765 yards) and North Course, and the 3rd and 4th rounds on the South Course. Rahm started tied for 32nd place, 5 strokes behind, and collected 6 birdies (1 bogey). After a quiet stretch with 2 birdies and 1 bogey over 11 holes, he made a birdie on the 3rd hole (par 3), consecutive birdies on the 6th and 7th holes, and a final birdie on the 9th hole (par 5), joining the race for the championship. He relied on his 'pinpoint iron shots' with a green hit rate of 72.22% as his driving force.

He is 1 stroke behind the leader, aiming for his 6th career win since his playoff victory at the BMW Championship in August last year. Hovland surged with 7 under par on the South Course to dominate the top of the leaderboard. Reed, who was the leader the previous day, shot even par and lost the lead. 'Number 7' Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) added 1 under par and is tied for 14th place, 4 strokes behind (5 under par, 139 strokes), looking for an opportunity. Defending champion Marc Leishman (Australia) is tied for 29th place (3 under par, 141 strokes).

For Korea, 'Tank' K.J. Choi (51, SK Telecom) holds the best position, tied for 40th place (2 under par, 142 strokes). Sungjae Im (23) and Byeong-Hun An (30, both CJ Logistics) advanced to the 3rd round, tied for 54th place (1 under par, 143 strokes). 'American Express Champion' Siwoo Kim (26, CJ Logistics) lost 4 strokes and missed the cut, tied for 80th place (1 over par, 145 strokes) along with Seung-Yul Noh (30, Isu Group). Kyung-Hoon Lee (30, CJ Logistics) also struggled, tied for 103rd place (2 over par, 146 strokes), ending his tournament early.

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