13-year-old An Seong-hyeon Advances to Main Round as Youngest Ever... Jeon Seong-hyeon and Choi Jin-ho Share Lead

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Ahn Seong-hyun is making an iron shot on the 11th hole of the 2nd round at the Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open. Photo by KPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hee-jun] An Seong-hyun (13) set the record for the youngest player to make the cut in the history of the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Korean Tour.

On the 17th, An Seong-hyun shot 2-over-par 74 with one birdie and three bogeys in the second round of the Bizplay Electronic Times Open (total prize money 700 million KRW) held at Blackstone Jeju South and East Courses (par 72, 7,385 yards) in Hallim-eup, Jeju City. With a two-day total of 2-under-par 142, he secured a tie for 26th place.

The previous youngest cut-making record was 14 years and 24 days, set by Kang Sung-hoon (35) at the 2001 Yuseong Open. Born in May 2009, An Seong-hyun broke the record at 13 years and 4 months old. Earlier this April, at the season opener DB Insurance Promy Open, he set the record for the youngest participant ever (12 years and 11 months).

An Seong-hyun entered this tournament as a recommended player. He is currently attending Bibong Middle School and is a junior national team standby member. Starting golf in the first grade of elementary school, An Seong-hyun stands 179 cm tall and weighs 90 kg, with an average driver shot distance of 260 meters.

Jeon Seong-hyeon is teeing off at the 6th hole of the 2nd round of the Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open. Photo by KPGA

Jeon Seong-hyun (29) and Choi Jin-ho (38) occupied the top of the leaderboard together at 9-under-par 135. Jeon Seong-hyun recorded an eagle, six birdies, and only one bogey, reducing his score by 7 strokes. Choi Jin-ho posted 4-under-par with five birdies and one bogey.

Korean-Canadian Ko Seok-wan (28) is chasing the leader in third place, two strokes behind at 7-under-par 137. Jo Min-kyu (34), who led the previous day, dropped to a tie for fourth place at 5-under-par 139, four strokes behind. This group also includes Joo Heung-chul (41), Lee Dong-min (37), and Ham Jung-woo (28). Kim Bi-o (32), aiming for his third win of the season, is tied for 42nd at 1-over-par 145, and Seo Yo-seop (26) is tied for 92nd at 6-over-par 150, missing the cut.

During today's competition, lucky feats such as hole-in-ones and albatrosses, which are rare even once per season, were recorded.

The hole-in-one was made by Choi Gyo-ung (35). On the 13th hole (par 3), his shot with a 7-iron left a pitch mark on the green and then rolled directly into the hole. Choi Gyo-ung recorded his first career hole-in-one and received a prize of a Mercedes-Benz The New EQA worth approximately 60 million KRW.

Moon Kyung-jun (40) recorded an albatross, known as a "1 in 2 million chance." On the 17th hole (par 5), he drove 292.2 yards on the tee shot and flew 266.7 yards on the second shot. With the first albatross of the tournament, the organizers prepared a special prize of 5 million KRW.

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