Mungyeongjun Survives Tied 44th... Itaehui and Jangigeun 'Cut Off'

Magical Kenya Open Day 2: Hendwa and Samuja Tied for Lead at 2 Under Par, Kitayama Tied for 6th, 2 Shots Behind

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Moon Kyung-jun (39, NH Nonghyup Bank, photo) is the sole survivor.

On the 20th (Korean time), at the Karen Golf Club in Nairobi, Kenya (par 71, 6,922 yards), the second day of the European Tour Magical Kenya Open (total prize money 1 million euros) ended with Moon shooting 2-under par to advance to the third round tied for 44th place (3-under par 139). Starting from tied 60th, he recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. Consecutive birdies on holes 5 and 6, followed by a birdie on hole 9 (par 4), helped him reduce 3 strokes in the front nine, which was the driving force for making the cut. However, in the back nine, he lost one stroke with 1 birdie and 2 bogeys.

He recorded an average drive distance of 288.5 yards and a green in regulation rate of 77.8%. His scrambling ability to save par or birdie when missing the green was 100%. Moon Kyung-jun is the player who won once at the 2015 Maekyung Open. In 2019, he won four titles including the lowest scoring average, and especially secured a 'direct ticket to Europe' as the No. 1 in the Korean Tour Genesis Points Ranking (Grand Prize). Unfortunately, he missed the cut last week at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Scott Hend (Australia) surged to a tie for first place (11-under par 131) with 8 birdies and 1 bogey. Kalle Samooja (Finland) is also in this group. Kurt Kitayama (USA) is progressing well tied for 6th place (9-under par 133), while Benjamin Hebert (France), who was the leader the previous day, lost one stroke and dropped to tied 12th place (6-under par 136). From Korea, Lee Tae-hee (37, OK Savings Bank) tied for 93rd place (even par 142), and Jang Yi-geun (28, Shinhan Financial Group) tied for 126th place (3-over par 145) were cut off.

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