Sungjae Im 1 Over Par... "Taking a Breather in Japan"

Zozo Championship 2R Tied 15th, 5 Shots Behind
Hossler Leads, Justin Suh 2nd in 'Chase'
Kim Seong-hyun 19th, Song Young-han 42nd, Lee Kyung-hoon 54th

It is a breather for Im Sung-jae.

Im Sung-jae

On the 20th, at the Narashino Country Club (par 70, 7,079 yards) in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, Im Sung-jae recorded four birdies, three bogeys, and one double bogey in the second round of the PGA Tour's Zozo Championship (total prize money $8.5 million). Losing one stroke, Im dropped from a tie for 8th place the previous day to a tie for 15th place (2-under-par 138). Missing the green seven times, he struggled to create birdie opportunities. He is five strokes behind the leader, with two days remaining, still in a position to aim for a comeback.

Bo Ho-sler (USA) surged with a 5-under-par round to take the top spot on the leaderboard at 7-under-par 133. Ranked 108th in the world, he has played in 174 PGA Tour events but has yet to win. Justin Suh (USA) is in second place (6-under-par 134), Satoshi Kodaira (Japan) is third (5-under-par 135), and Xander Schauffele (USA), ranked 6th in the world, is tied for fourth (4-under-par 136), all in pursuit.

Colin Morikawa (USA), who led the previous day, struggled with a 3-over-par round and fell to a tie for 8th place (3-under-par 137). Defending champion Keegan Bradley (USA) is also in this group. Meanwhile, Korean players remained in the middle to lower ranks. Rookie Kim Sung-hyun is tied for 19th place (even par 140). Song Young-han, playing on the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), is tied for 42nd place (3-over-par 143), and Lee Kyung-hoon finished the second round tied for 54th place (4-over-par 144).

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