'Olympic Member' Im Sung-jae 24th "Top 10 GO"... List Leader

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[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] ‘Olympic member’ Im Sung-jae (23, CJ Logistics·photo) is tied for 24th place.

On the 10th (Korean time), at the Deer Run TPC in Silvis, Illinois, USA (par 71, 7,268 yards), during the second day of the PGA Tour John Deere Classic (total prize money $6.2 million), he shot 4 under par for a total of 7 under par 135 after two rounds. Luke List (USA) surged to the lead with an 8-under-par storm shot, leading by one stroke at 13 under par 129. Sebastian Mu?oz (Colombia) is in second place (12 under par 130), followed by seven players including Ryan Moore (USA) tied for third place (11 under par 131).

Im Sung-jae recorded one eagle, four birdies, and two bogeys. Birdies came consecutively on holes 2, 5, 8, and 10, and the ‘3-putt bogey’ on the 12th hole (par 3) was recovered with an eagle on the 17th hole (par 5). This was an ‘albatross-like eagle’ where his second shot from 215 yards landed just 1 meter from the hole. On the final 18th hole (par 4), his 1.2-meter par-saving putt missed. He hit a maximum drive of 323 yards, had a green hit rate of 77.78%, and averaged 1.71 putts per hole. He is six strokes behind the leader, and a consecutive ‘top 10’ finish is well within reach.

List collected eight birdies only. Since fully joining the PGA Tour in 2013, his best finishes have been two second places and two third places, making this a great opportunity for his first career win. It is welcome news that world stars have taken a large break ahead of next week’s 2021 season final major, The Open. Mu?oz won the Sanderson Farms Championship in September 2019, which is included in the 2020 season. ‘Tank’ Choi Kyung-ju (51, SK Telecom), An Byeong-hun (30), Kang Sung-hoon (34), and Bae Sang-moon (35) were cut off.

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