Im Sungjae Falters "Tied 40th, 8 Strokes Behind"... Scheffler Takes Lead

Hewlett-Packard Houston Open Day 3: Five Including Tway and Wolff Tied for 2nd at One Stroke, Henry Tied for 7th

Im Sung-jae is teeing off at the 8th hole on the third day of the Hewlett Packard Houston Open. Houston, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ‘Shriners Champ’ Im Sung-jae (23, CJ Logistics) faltered.

On the 14th (Korean time), at the Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, USA (Par 70, 7,021 yards), during the third day of the 8th event of the 2021/2022 PGA Tour season, the Hewlett Packard Houston Open (total prize money $7.5 million), he struggled with a 3-over-par and dropped to a tie for 40th place (1-over-par 211 strokes). Scottie Scheffler led (7-under-par 203 strokes), with Kevin Tway and Matthew Wolff (both from the USA) among five players tied for 2nd place (6-under-par 204 strokes).

Im Sung-jae started from a tie for 20th place, 8 strokes behind, recording 3 birdies and 6 bogeys. After a shaky start with a bogey on the 1st hole, he made his first birdie on the 5th hole (both par 4), but then bogeys again on the 7th and 11th holes. In the remaining 7 holes, he added 2 birdies and 3 bogeys, failing to recover significantly. His fairway hit rate of 61.54% and green in regulation rate of 55.56% held him back. With an 8-stroke gap from the leader, it is difficult to expect a comeback victory.

Scottie Scheffler is walking on the green of the 15th hole on the third day of the Hewlett Packard Houston Open. Houston, USA=Getty Images/Multivitz

Scheffler added 1-under-par to take the top spot on the leaderboard. He has yet to win a tournament, with his best result being runner-up at the World Golf Championships (WGC) Dell Technologies Match Play in March. Martin Trainer (USA), who was the leader the previous day, lost 4 strokes and dropped to a tie for 2nd place. In 2017, Russell Henley and Luke List tied for 7th place (5-under-par 205 strokes), while Adam Long (USA) and Mark Leishman (Australia) are tied for 10th place (4-under-par 206 strokes).

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