Kang Seonghun's Fresh Start "Tied 2nd, 2 Strokes Behind"… Henry Leads the Pack

Final Day of Regular Season Wyndham Championship: Kim Siwoo and Im Sungjae Tied 19th at 4 Under, Choi Kyungju Also at 4 Under, Lee Kyunghun Tied 40th at 3 Under on Day 1 with 6 Under Par

Kang Sung-hoon is teeing off at the 16th hole on the first day of the Wyndham Championship. Greensboro, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is Kang Sung-hoon’s (34, CJ Logistics) surge.

On the 13th (Korean time), at the Sedgefield Golf Club (par 70, 7,131 yards) in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, the first day of the final regular season event of the 2021 PGA Tour, the Wyndham Championship (total prize money $6.4 million), Kang shot 6 under par to tie for 2nd place. Russell Henley leads (8 under par, 62 strokes), with Ted Potter Jr. and Michael Thompson (both from the USA) tied for 2nd. Due to bad weather followed by sunset, 22 players were unable to complete their rounds.

Kang recorded 8 birdies and 2 bogeys. He reduced 3 strokes in the front nine with consecutive birdies on holes 4 and 5 and a birdie on hole 8 (par 4). In the back nine, after consecutive birdies on holes 10 and 11, he took a brief breather with a bogey on hole 12 (par 3). Then, showing strong finishing power with consecutive birdies on holes 14 and 15 and a birdie on hole 17 (par 3), he made a bogey on hole 18 (par 4). His powerful drives averaging 325.9 yards were the driving force. He is 2 strokes behind the leader, with a chance for his second win since the AT&T Byron Nelson in May 2019.

Russell Henley is putting on the 15th hole on the first day of the Wyndham Championship. Greensboro, USA = Getty Images / Multivitz

Henley showed perfect play with no bogeys, one eagle, and six birdies. He is a player who has won three times: the 2013 Sony Open, 2014 Honda Classic, and 2017 Houston Open. Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Rory Sabbatini (Slovakia) started comfortably tied for 19th (4 under par, 66 strokes). Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) is tied for 89th (1 under par, 69 strokes), and defending champion Jim Herman (USA) is tied for 143rd (2 over par, 72 strokes).

Korea’s Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) is tied for 19th place. He wiped away the nightmare of a decuple bogey on the 11th hole (par 3) of the 4th round at last week’s World Golf Championships (WGC) FedEx St. Jude Invitational. “Tank” Choi Kyung-ju (51, SK Telecom) and Im Sung-jae (23) are tied for 19th, Lee Kyoung-hoon (30) is tied for 40th (3 under par, 67 strokes), and An Byeong-hun (30, CJ Logistics) is tied for 89th.

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