Bae Sang-moon's Struggle with 3 Over Par "Barely Advances to Main Round"... K.J. Choi 'Cut Off'

Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship Day 2 Tied 60th, Campos, Zanotti, and Justin Su Share Lead

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[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Bae Sang-moon (35, Kiwoom Securities) barely advanced to the main round.

On the 27th (Korean time), at the Corales Golf Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (par 72, 7,670 yards), during the second day of the PGA Tour Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship (total prize money $3 million), he struggled with a 3-over-par but entered the third round tied for 60th place (1-over-par 145). 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), where world stars compete during the same period.

Bae Sang-moon started tied for 19th place, 4 strokes behind the leader, recording 3 birdies and 6 bogeys. After a bogey on the 2nd hole (par 3), he seemed to revive with 'stepping stone birdies' on the 4th and 6th holes, but collapsed with bogeys on the 7th, 9th, 10th, and 13th holes. His birdie on the 17th hole (par 3) was negated by a bogey on the 18th hole (par 4). With a greens in regulation rate of only 38.89%, he struggled to create birdie opportunities. This marks his first advancement to the third round in six months since tying for 28th place in this tournament last September.

Rafael Campos (Puerto Rico), Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay), and Justin Suh (USA) dominated the top of the leaderboard at 7-under-par 137. Tyler Duncan and Joel Dahmen (both USA) were tied for 4th place at 6-under-par 138. Stephan Jaeger (Germany), who led the previous day, fell back to tied 6th place at 5-under-par 139 after shooting 1-over-par. 'Tank' K.J. Choi (51, SK Telecom) lost 2 strokes and was cut off, tied for 79th place at 3-over-par 147.

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