'Number 1' Johnson "2 strokes behind in 2nd place"... Hadley 'Takes the Lead'
Palmetto Championship Day 2: English at 3 Under Par Tied 4th, An Byeonghun Tied 20th, Koepka 'Cut Off'
Dustin Johnson is carefully reading the putting line on the 11th hole green on the second day of the Palmetto Championship. Ridgeland, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] World No. 1 Dustin Johnson (USA) is cruising smoothly.
On the 12th (Korean time), at the RidgeLand Congaree Golf Club (par 71, 7,655 yards) in South Carolina, USA, during the second day of the PGA Tour Palmetto Championship (total prize money $7.3 million), he added 3 under par to position himself in second place (9 under par, 133 strokes). Chesson Hadley leads (11 under par, 131 strokes), Tain Lee is third (7 under par, 135 strokes), and Harris English, Chez Reavie, and Pat Perez (all from the USA) are among six players tied for fourth place (6 under par, 136 strokes).
Johnson started tied for second place, one stroke behind the leader, and recorded six birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey. He gained momentum with two pairs of consecutive birdies on holes 1-2 and 11-12. After a brief pause with a bogey on the 13th hole (par 4), he showed strong finishing power by adding consecutive birdies on holes 15-16. However, it was disappointing that he made a double bogey after a tee shot mistake on the final 18th hole (par 4). He is two strokes behind the leader, well within reach for a comeback victory.
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Hadley surged with a 5 under par round to take the top spot on the leaderboard. He is the winner of the 2014 Puerto Rico Open. Byeong-Hun An (30, CJ Logistics) lost two strokes and slipped to a tie for 20th place (2 under par, 140 strokes). Wes Roach (USA), who was the leader the previous day, lost six strokes and dropped to a tie for 29th place (1 under par, 141 strokes). Sungjae Im (23, CJ Logistics) shot 3 under par to jump to a tie for 53rd place (1 over par, 143 strokes). 'Number 8' Brooks Koepka (USA) is tied for 80th place (3 over par, 145 strokes) and missed the cut.
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