'Overseas Player' Im Sung-jae Leads for Two Days... "I Can Go All the Way to Victory"
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‘Overseas player’ Im Sung-jae is on a thrilling winning streak.
On the 13th, at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Songdo, Incheon (par 72, 7,471 yards), during the second round of the Korean Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Korean Tour Genesis Championship (total prize money 1.5 billion KRW), he shot 5 under par to take a one-stroke lead (11 under par, 133 strokes). Bae Yong-jun is in second place (10 under par, 134 strokes), while defending champion Kim Young-soo, Heo In-hoe, Park Sang-hyun, Choi Jin-ho, and Park Kyung-nam are tied for third place (9 under par, 135 strokes), pursuing the lead.
![Im Sungjae is reading the putting line at the 1st hole of the 2nd round of the Korean Tour Genesis Championship. <br>[Photo by KPGA]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2023101317381414954_1697186294.jpg)
Im Sungjae is reading the putting line at the 1st hole of the 2nd round of the Korean Tour Genesis Championship.
[Photo by KPGA]
Im Sung-jae started the round with a one-stroke lead and recorded one eagle and four birdies (with one bogey). Maintaining his position at the top of the leaderboard for two consecutive days, he secured a chance for his third career win on the Korean Tour. Im Sung-jae previously won this tournament in 2019 and also claimed the title at the Woori Financial Championship last May. Earlier this month, he competed in the Hangzhou Asian Games, winning a gold medal in the team event and a silver medal in the individual event.
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At the 15th hole (par 5), with 23 yards remaining, he made an eagle with his third shot from the fairway near the green using a wedge. "I opened the clubface a lot with a 60-degree wedge and applied a lot of spin, and the ball went into the hole," he explained. He reflected, "Maybe because it was in the morning, my distance control was off. The difference was more than one club, so I couldn't make many birdies." He added confidently, "Tomorrow, the moving day, is important. Once my distance control returns, I believe I can go all the way to victory."
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