Kang Sung-hoon's Smooth Sailing "Tied 15th, 6 Strokes Behind" ... Koo Chi Leads
2021/2022 Season Round 9 RSM Classic Day 2: John Hur and Munoz Tied for 2nd by 1 Stroke, Scheffler Tied for 30th
[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Kang Sung-hoon (34, CJ Logistics, photo) is on a smooth sailing.
On the 20th (Korean time), at the Sea Island Resort Seaside Course (par 70, 7,005 yards) in Georgia, USA, during the second day of the 9th round of the 2021/2022 PGA Tour RSM Classic (total prize money $7.2 million), he added 2 under par to move up to a tie for 15th place (7 under par, 135 strokes). Taylor Gooch leads (13 under par, 129 strokes), with John Huh (both from the USA) and Sebastian Mu?oz (Colombia) tied for 2nd place (12 under par, 130 strokes).
Kang started from a tie for 34th place, 5 strokes behind, and recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. In the front nine, he lost the birdie at the 4th hole (par 4) due to a bogey at the 7th hole (par 5), failing to reduce his score, but he gained momentum with consecutive birdies at the 11th and 12th holes in the back nine. However, it was disappointing that after a bogey at the 14th hole (par 4), he only managed to recover with a birdie at the 17th hole (par 3). His 'stingy putting' with an average of 1.750 putts per hole was the driving force. Although he is 6 strokes behind the leader, he is only 2 strokes behind the tie for 9th place.
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Taylor Gooch raises his hand in greeting to the cheering gallery behind him after making a birdie on the 13th hole on the second day of the RSM Classic. Sea Island, USA = Getty Images / Multibits
View original imageGooch surged with 5 under par, laying the groundwork for victory. He joined the PGA Tour in 2018 but has yet to win a tournament. Mu?oz, who was the leader the previous day, shot 2 under par at the Plantation Course (par 72, 7,060 yards) but dropped from the top of the leaderboard. World No. 17 Scottie Scheffler (USA) is looking to climb the ranks from a tie for 30th place (6 under par, 136 strokes). Defending champion Robert Streb (USA) missed the cut, tied for 72nd place (3 under par, 139 strokes).
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