Baesangmun "Tied 19th in Dominican Republic"... Jaeguh Leads by 1 Stroke
Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship Day 1: 2 Under Par, Damen and Yoon Tied for 2nd, Choi Kyung-ju Tied for 72nd
Baesangmun is making an iron shot on the 8th hole on the first day of the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) = Getty Images / Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Bae Sang-moon (35, Kiwoom Securities) has made a steady start.
On the 26th (Korean time), at the Corales Golf Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (par 72, 7,670 yards), the first day of the PGA Tour Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship (total prize money $3 million) kicked off, and he shot 2 under par to tie for 19th place. This tournament is considered a 'B-level match' overshadowed by the World Golf Championships (WGC) Dell Technologies Match Play (total prize money $10.5 million) held at the Austin Golf Club in Texas, USA, during the same period.
Bae Sang-moon recorded 5 birdies, 1 bogey, and 1 double bogey. He gained momentum with consecutive birdies on holes 11 and 12 and a birdie on the 14th hole (par 5), but was halted by a bogey on the 17th hole (par 3). In the back nine, he added 2 more birdies on holes 1 and 4 but was disappointed by a double bogey on the 8th hole (par 4). His 'stingy putting' stood out with an average of 1.545 putts per hole. He is 4 strokes behind the leader, in a position to climb the leaderboard. This season, he has participated in 5 tournaments but has only advanced to the final round once.
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Stephan Jaeger (Germany) dominated the leaderboard with a 6-under-par round, including a hole-in-one on the 2nd hole (par 3). Joel Dahmen and Andrew Yun are tied for 2nd place (5 under par, 67 strokes), while Justin Suh and Sam Ryder (both from the USA), among six players, are tied for 4th place (4 under par, 68 strokes), trailing by 2 strokes. 'Tank' Choi Kyung-joo (51, SK Telecom) submitted a modest scorecard with 1 birdie and 2 bogeys, tied for 72nd place (1 over par, 73 strokes).
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