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Lee Kyung-hoon (right) and Corey Conners

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a breather for ‘AT&T Byron Nelson champ’ Lee Kyung-hoon (photo).

Lee Kyung-hoon and Corey Conners (Canada) added 4 under par on the second day of the PGA Tour’s ‘2-man team event’ QBE Shootout (total prize money $3.8 million) held on the 10th (local time) at Tiburon Golf Club (par 72, 7,382 yards) in Naples, Florida, USA, but dropped to 7th place (18 under par, 126 strokes). Charlie Hoffman and Ryan Palmer (both USA) maintained their lead on the leaderboard for the second consecutive day (26 under par, 118 strokes).

The tournament featured 12 teams with 24 players. The first round was a scramble (both players tee off, then choose the better ball position and both hit again), the second round was a modified foursomes (both players tee off, then alternate shots from the second shot), and the third round was four-ball (each player plays their own ball, and the better score on each hole counts) to determine the winning team.

Lee Kyung-hoon and Conners started tied for 2nd place, 2 strokes behind, and recorded 6 birdies and 2 bogeys. They were quiet with 1 under par over 12 holes but energized with consecutive birdies on holes 13 and 14. They added another birdie on the 17th hole (par 5), setting up for the final round. They were 8 strokes behind the leaders.

Hoffman and Palmer posted an exciting 10 under par. Tom Hoge and Sahith Theegala swept up 1 eagle and 10 birdies to jump to 2nd place, 2 strokes behind (24 under par, 120 strokes). The 2013, 2016, and 2020 champions Harris English and Matt Kuchar were tied for 3rd place (22 under par, 122 strokes). Women’s world No. 2 Nelly Korda and Dani McCarthy, and women’s world No. 7 Lexi Thompson and Maverick McNealy (all USA) each lowered their scores by 5 strokes to climb to a tie for 8th place (17 under par, 127 strokes).

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