Siwoo Kim and Byung-Hoon Ahn "Start at 3 Under Par"... Hole 'Leading at 8 Under Par'

PGA Tour Charles Schwab Challenge Round 1
Scheffler and Burns Tied 7th, Lee Kyoung-hoon Tied 22nd
Im Sung-jae Tied 82nd, Kim Sung-hyun Tied 111th

It is Kim Si-woo's march toward his second victory after winning the Sony Open.

On the 25th (local time), Kim Si-woo posted a 3-under-par round to tie for 7th place in the first round of the PGA Tour Charles Schwab Challenge (total prize money $8.7 million) held at Colonial Country Club (par 70, 7,209 yards) in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Harry Hall (England) leads with 8-under-par 62, Harris English is in second place with 5-under-par 65, and Tom Hoge, Adam Schenk, and Andrew Putnam (all from the USA) are tied for third place at 4-under-par 66.

Kim Si-woo is teeing off at the 11th hole in the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. [Fort Worth, USA = AP·Yonhap News]

Kim Si-woo recorded five birdies and two bogeys. His strong start was highlighted by three consecutive birdies from holes 10 to 12. However, in the remaining holes, he exchanged two birdies for two bogeys and was unable to reduce his score further. He relied on his long drives, reaching up to 337 yards. He is five strokes behind the leader and has a chance for his second win of the season and fifth career victory, four months after winning the Sony Open in January.

Hole swept up eight birdies without any bogeys. He is a rookie who debuted on the PGA Tour this season. Ranked 197th in the world, his best personal finish was tied for 7th at the Puerto Rico Open last March. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, defending champion Sam Burns, and Billy Horschel (all from the USA) are tied for 7th place. Michael Block (USA), a club pro who became a 'lightning star' by finishing tied for 15th at last week's major PGA Championship, struggled and finished last at 120th place with 11-over-par 81.

From Korea, An Byeong-hun joined the group tied for 7th with five birdies and two bogeys. He was cruising with five birdies in 12 holes but was hampered by bogeys on holes 4 and 6. Lee Kyoung-hoon is tied for 22nd place (2-under-par 68) and is looking to move up the leaderboard. Im Sung-jae started the first round tied for 82nd place (2-over-par 72). Rookie Kim Seong-hyun is tied for 111th place (5-over-par 75).

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