'KPGA Championship Champ' Seo Yoseop Jumps to 2nd Place "2 Consecutive Wins GO~"... Park Jungmin Leads
Bizplay-Electronic Newspaper Open Day 2: 6-Under Par Surge, 'Prize Money Leader' Kim Juhyung Joins Tied 2nd Place
Seo Yoseop is teeing off at the 10th hole on the second day of the Bizplay-Electronic Times Open. Photo by KPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] ‘KPGA Championship champ’ Seo Yo-seop (25, DB Insurance) has seized the opportunity for ‘back-to-back tournament wins.’
On the second day of the KPGA Korean Tour Bizplay-Electronic Times Open (total prize money 600 million KRW) held on the 3rd at Happiness Golf Course in Naju, Jeonnam (par 72, 7,125 yards), he surged 6 under par to leap into a tie for 2nd place (11 under par, 133 strokes). Park Jung-min (28) leads by 2 strokes (13 under par, 131 strokes), while ‘top money winner’ Kim Ju-hyung (19, CJ Logistics), Ok Tae-hoon (23), Kang Kyung-nam (38), Kim Young-woong (23), and Ma Kwan-woo (31) joined in a tie for 2nd, setting up an intense battle for the championship.
Seo Yo-seop recorded 7 birdies and 1 bogey. Interestingly, despite an out-of-bounds (OB) tee shot on the first hole, the 10th hole (par 4), he managed to limit the damage to just a bogey. Afterwards, leveraging a green hit rate of 72.22% and pinpoint iron shots, he racked up 7 birdies. Riding the momentum from winning the KPGA Championship on the 15th of last month, he has secured a five-year tour card and a ticket to the PGA Tour’s The CJ Cup this coming October, among other rewards. He vowed, “I will do my best in every round.”
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Kim Ju-hyung is the player to watch. Following his win at the SK Telecom Open in June, he is aiming for his second victory of the season in three months. First-round leader Justin Shin (Canada) faltered with 1 under par and dropped to 8th place (10 under par, 134 strokes). Park Sang-hyun (38, Dong-A Pharmaceutical), second in the points race, is set to continue in the third round from a tie for 24th place (6 under par, 138 strokes), while defending champion Lee Won-jun (Australia) remains tied for 31st (5 under par, 139 strokes). Recommended player Yoon Seok-min (38) struggled with 5 over par and was cut off at 147th place (20 over par, 164 strokes), finishing last.
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