Goguntaek "Two-Day Leader"... Lee Jaekyung '1 Stroke Behind in 2nd Place'
Genesis Championship Day 2: Shin Sang-hoon 3rd, Ham Jeong-woo Tied 4th, Kim Han-byul Tied 8th, Park Sang-hyun Tied 37th
Goguntaek is teeing off at the 12th hole on the second day of the Genesis Championship. Photo by KPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the determined effort of Go Gun-taek (22), in his second year on the tour.
On the 8th, at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Songdo, Incheon (par 72, 7,450 yards), the second day of the KPGA Korean Tour's largest prize money event, the Genesis Championship (total prize money 1.5 billion KRW), he posted an even-par round to maintain his position at the top of the leaderboard for the second consecutive day (10 under par, 134 strokes). The 'young gun' Lee Jae-kyung (22, CJ OnStyle) is in second place (9 under par, 135 strokes), and Shin Sang-hoon (23) is in third place (7 under par, 137 strokes), continuing the chase.
Go Gun-taek started with a 4-stroke lead and recorded 4 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey. He lost 3 strokes over 11 holes, including a double bogey on the 11th hole (par 4) after his second shot went into a hazard, showing some struggles. However, he regained all lost strokes with a thrilling 3 consecutive birdies from holes 3 to 5. He debuted on the Korean Tour last year, with his best result being a tie for 12th at the KPGA Gunsan CC Open. This year, he also tied for 18th in the same tournament.
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Lee Jae-kyung is smiling after making a par save on the second day of the Genesis Championship. Photo by KPGA
View original imageLee Jae-kyung surged with a 4-under-par round to join the race for the championship. He is a player who won the Rookie of the Year award after winning the 2019 Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open. Ham Jung-woo (27, Hana Financial Group), last week's winner of the Choi Kyung-ju Invitational, added 2 under par to tie for 4th place (6 under par, 138 strokes). Kim Han-byul (25, SK Telecom) made a remarkable 6-stroke improvement to leap to a tie for 8th place (4 under par, 140 strokes). Park Sang-hyun (38, Dong-A Pharmaceutical), who is second in the Order of Merit, finished tied for 37th place (1 over par, 145 strokes).
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