National Representative Jang Yubin's Amateur Surge... 'Leading by 1 Stroke'

Eunsin Park and Jaewon Lee Joint Leaders After Round 2 of Golfzon Open
Wooyoung Jo 5th, Kyungnam Kang 9th, Jinho Choi 20th

National representative Jang Yu-bin is causing an amateur sensation.

On the 21st, at the 2023 season Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Korean Tour's newly established tournament Golfzon Open (total prize money 700 million KRW) held at Golfzon County Ora in Jeju City, Jeju Island (par 72, 7,195 yards), Jang Yu-bin shot a 3-under-par 69 in the second round to take the top spot on the leaderboard with 7-under-par 137. Park Eun-shin, Lee Jae-won, and Bae Yong-jun joined the co-leader group. Due to fog and strong winds, the game was delayed by two hours, and 37 participants were unable to complete the second round.

Jang Yubin is teeing off at the 10th hole during the second round of the Golfzon Open.
[Photo by KPGA]

Starting from a tie for 3rd place, 4 strokes behind, Jang Yu-bin made five birdies and two bogeys. He started and finished strong. In the front nine, he gained momentum with consecutive birdies on holes 10 and 11, and on the back nine, he closed the round with 'stepping stone birdies' on holes 7 and 9. He will participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games this September. Jang Yu-bin said, "I started off feeling good with a birdie on the first hole, the 10th hole," adding, "My putting felt good, so I was able to manage the game well." He continued, "My goal was to break into the top 10, but since my condition is good and my performance is going well, I want to aim for the win."

Lee Jae-won reduced his score by 3 strokes and entered the race for the championship. Park Eun-shin, who was leading by 2 strokes the previous day, struggled with a 1-over-par round and allowed a tie for the lead. National representative Jo Woo-young, who will also compete in the Hangzhou Asian Games, is performing well in a tie for 5th place, 1 stroke behind (6-under-par 138). Kang Kyung-nam is tied for 9th place (4-under-par 140), and Choi Jin-ho is tied for 20th place (2-under-par 142).

Seung-min Lee, a golfer with autism spectrum disorder, is tied for 26th place (1-under-par) after shooting 1-under-par over 13 holes. This tournament marks his 23rd appearance on the Korean Tour. His personal best was 62nd place at the 2018 DB Insurance Promy Open. Hwang Jung-gon, Lee Soo-min, Lee Jung-hwan, and Kim Han-byeol are tied for 36th place (even par 144). Last week's DB Insurance Promy Open winner Ko Gun-taek is tied for 78th place (3-over-par 147).

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