Damon "Targeting 2 Wins in Niche Market"... Bae Sang-moon 37th Place
Barracuda Championship Day 1: 8 Birdies for 16 Points, 2-Point Lead, Jaeger Chases with Two Eagles
Joel Damon is looking at the ball immediately after the tee shot on the 3rd hole on the first day of the Barracuda Championship. Truckee, USA = Getty Images / MultiBits
View original image[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] Joel Dahmen (USA) is challenging for his second win in a niche market.
On the 6th (Korean time), at the Truckee Tahoe Mountain Golf Course in California, USA (par 71, 7,425 yards), Dahmen secured 16 points with 8 birdies on the first day of the PGA Tour Barracuda Championship (total prize money $3.5 million), taking a 2-point lead. The tournament is played using the Modified Stableford scoring system. Points are totaled based on each hole's score: albatross 8 points, eagle 5 points, birdie 2 points, par 0 points, bogey -1 point, double bogey or worse -3 points.
Dahmen was the winner of the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship last March. He benefited greatly as world stars were fully engaged in the World Golf Championships (WGC) Series Dell Technologies Match Play at that time. The situation is similar this time as well. The WGC Series FedEx St. Jude Invitational (total prize money $10.5 million) is being held simultaneously. Although there is a difference in total and winner's prize money, the rewards such as a two-year PGA Tour card are similar.
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Stephan J?ger (Germany) is in second place with 14 points. He scored 10 points in a flash with two eagles on the 8th hole (par 4) and the 12th hole (par 5), along with 3 birdies and 1 bogey. Scott Harrington follows in third place with 13 points. Defending champion Richy Werenski is tied for 21st place with 8 points, and two-time runner-up Troy Merritt (both USA) is tied for 43rd with 5 points. From Korea, Bae Sang-moon (35) is tied for 37th place with 6 points. Kang Sung-hoon (34, CJ Logistics) has fallen to 130th place with -6 points.
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