'4-beon Seed' Ram "1 Stroke Behind 2nd Place"... Im Sung-jae Tied 20th

'PO Final Round 3' Tour Championship Day 2 Cantlay Leads by Two Days, DeChambeau 3rd, Thomas 4th Position

Yon Rahm is cheering after making a birdie on the 13th hole during the second day of the Tour Championship 'PO Final Round 3'. Atlanta, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] The smooth sailing of '4th seed' Jon Rahm (Spain).

On the 4th (Korean time) at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (par 70, 7,259 yards), during the second day of the PGA Tour 'Playoffs (PO) Final 3rd Round' Tour Championship, Rahm shot 5 under par to maintain 2nd place (16 under par). '1st seed' Patrick Cantlay leads for the second consecutive day (17 under par). This tournament features a competition for the championship with different 'strokes bonuses' applied according to the points ranking immediately after the PO 2nd round BMW Championship.

The system applies varying strokes bonuses: 1st place gets up to 10 under par, 2nd place 8 under par, 3rd place 7 under par, 4th place 6 under par, 5th place 5 under par, 6th to 10th place 4 under par, 11th to 15th place 3 under par, 16th to 20th place 2 under par, 21st to 25th place 1 under par, and 26th to 30th place even par. Rahm started in 2nd place, 2 strokes behind, and collected 6 birdies (1 bogey). After his first birdie on the 7th hole (par 4) and consecutive birdies on the 12th and 13th holes, he gained momentum, but made a bogey on the 14th hole (par 4) when his tee shot flew toward the trees.

However, he showed fierce stamina with 3 consecutive birdies on holes 16 to 18, continuing his championship challenge. His fairway hit rate and greens in regulation stayed in the 60% range, but his putting average of 1.545 per hole was outstanding. He is just 1 stroke behind the leader, a position from which a comeback is definitely possible. Cantlay displayed clean play with 4 birdies and no bogeys. 'The Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau is in 3rd place (11 under par), and Justin Thomas (both from the USA) is in 4th place (10 under par).

Im Sung-jae is making an iron shot on the 8th hole during the second day of the Tour Championship 'PO Final Round 3'. Atlanta, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

'2nd seed' Tony Finau, Harris English, Kevin Na (all from the USA), Cameron Smith (Australia), and Viktor Hovland (Norway) are tied for 5th place (9 under par). Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) is tied for 10th place (8 under par), and defending champion Dustin Johnson (USA) is in 15th place (6 under par). '12th seed' Im Sung-jae (23, CJ Logistics) exchanged 4 birdies for 4 bogeys and was unable to reduce his score. Among the 30 players participating, he is tied for 20th place (2 under par).

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