Mungyeongjun 'Tied 2nd by 1 Stroke'... Seohyeongseok 'Leader for Two Days'
KB Financial Liiv Championship Round 2: 5-Under Par Surge, Park Sang-hyun and Ham Jeong-woo Tied for 5th, Kim Joo-hyung Tied for 9th
Mungyeongjun is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 2nd round of the KB Financial Live Championship. Photo by KPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a comeback opportunity for 2019 champion Moon Kyung-jun (39, NH Nonghyup Bank).
On the 29th, at the Blackstone Icheon Golf Club (Par 72, 7,284 yards) in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Moon Kyung-jun shot 5 under par in the second round of the KPGA KB Financial Live Championship (total prize money 700 million won), rising to a tie for 2nd place (5 under par 139 strokes) along with Lee Tae-hoon and Justin Shin (both from Canada). Seo Hyung-seok (24, Shinhan Financial Group) held the top spot on the leaderboard for the second consecutive day (6 under par 138 strokes). Due to bad weather, the previous day's schedule was canceled, and the tournament was shortened to 54 holes.
Starting from a tie for 14th place, 6 strokes behind, Moon Kyung-jun collected 6 birdies and 1 bogey. In the front nine, he recorded birdies on holes 2 and 5 and a bogey on hole 7 (par 3), finishing 1 under par. However, in the back nine, he showed fierce finishing power by making consecutive birdies on holes 10 and 11, followed by additional birdies on holes 14 and 18. He is only 1 stroke behind the leader, presenting a chance for his second career win, six years after his first victory at the 2015 GS Caltex Maekyung Open.
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2019 champion Seo Hyung-seok exchanged 3 birdies for 3 bogeys. Although he could not shake off the challengers, he maintained the lead and continued his hopes of defending the title. Park Sang-hyun (38, Dong-A Pharmaceutical) and Ham Jung-woo (27, Hana Financial Group) are tied for 5th place (4 under par 140 strokes), and Kim Joo-hyung (19, CJ Logistics) is tied for 9th place (2 under par 142 strokes). Moon Do-yeop (30, DB Insurance) is tied for 12th place (1 under par 143 strokes), and the top money leader Heo In-hoe (34) is tied for 43rd place (4 over par 148 strokes).
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