'Youngest 2-Win Champ' Kim Juhyung "Tied 6th, 4 Shots Behind"... Ram Tied for Lead 'Seen 9-Under Par?'

Juhyung Kim Shoots 2-Under Par on Second Day of The CJ Cup, Kitayama Tied for Lead
Wise and Davis Tied for 3rd, McIlroy 5th, Kyunghoon Lee Tied for 6th, Sungjae Im Tied for 18th
'Number 1' Schauffele Tied for 31st, Two-Time Champion Thomas and Bio Kim Tied for 46th

Kim Joo-hyung (right) and Rory McIlroy are walking along the fairway and talking at the 12th hole on the second day of the CJ Cup. Liseland (USA) = Photo by AFP Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] The smooth sailing of Kim Joo-hyung (20), the youngest player to win twice on the PGA Tour.

On the 21st (local time), Kim Joo-hyung added 2 under par on the second day of The CJ Cup (total prize money $10.5 million) held at Congaree Golf Club (par 71, 7,655 yards) in Ridgeland, South Carolina, USA, positioning himself tied for 6th place (7 under par, 135 strokes). Jon Rahm (Spain) and Kurt Kitayama share the lead (11 under par, 131 strokes), while Aaron Wise (USA) and Cameron Davis (Australia) are tied for 3rd place (10 under par, 132 strokes).

Starting from a tie for 3rd place, one stroke behind the leader, Kim Joo-hyung recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. After consecutive birdies on holes 2 and 3, he took a brief breather with a bogey on the 6th hole (par 4). In the back nine, he secured 'stepping stone birdies' on holes 12 and 14, but a bogey on the 17th hole (par 4) was regrettable. He relied on precise tee shots with a 100% fairway hit rate as his driving force. He is 4 strokes behind the leader, aiming for his second win of the season and third career victory since winning the Shriners Children's Open two weeks ago.

Rahm demonstrated his resilience by collecting 10 birdies (1 bogey). He is ranked 5th in the world with a total of 7 wins, including one major. Defending champion Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), who played alongside Kim Joo-hyung, reduced his score by 4 strokes to sit in 5th place (9 under par, 133 strokes). World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is tied for 31st place (3 under par, 139 strokes), and two-time champion of this event Justin Thomas (both USA) is tied for 46th place (1 under par, 141 strokes).

Among Koreans, Lee Kyung-hoon (31) improved his position to tied 6th with a 4 under par round. Im Sung-jae (24) shot 1 under par to be tied for 18th place (5 under par, 137 strokes). On the other hand, Kim Si-woo (27) lost 3 strokes and slipped to tied 46th place. An Byeong-hun (31) is tied for 61st place (1 over par, 143 strokes), and Kim Seong-hyun (24) finished the second round tied for 63rd place (2 over par, 144 strokes).

Among the 'domestic players,' Park Sang-hyun (39) and Kim Bi-o (32) posted the best scores tied for 46th place. Bae Yong-jun (22) is tied for 67th place (3 over par, 145 strokes), Seo Yo-seop (26) and Jung Chan-min (23) are tied for 74th place (6 over par, 148 strokes), Kim Young-soo (33) is 77th (8 over par, 150 strokes), and Shin Sang-hoon (24) is 78th (9 over par, 151 strokes). A total of 78 players participated in this tournament, and there is no cut-off.

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