8 Under Par Excitement Jeong Han-mil "It's Time for a Change Now"
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Park Eunshin and Jang Yubin Tied 9th, Park Sanghyun 28th
Jung Han-mil is on a thrilling march.
On the 2nd, at the Golfzon County Seonsan Country Club (Par 72, 7,183 yards) in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk, he fired an 8-under-par 64 in the first round of the KPGA Korean Tour Golfzon-Doray Open (total prize money 700 million won), taking the top spot on the leaderboard. He racked up eight birdies (two bogeys), including a chip shot eagle. He shares the lead with veteran Kang Kyung-nam, who also shot 8-under over 16 holes. Jung Han-mil debuted on the KPGA Korean Tour in 2017 but has yet to secure a victory.
![Jeong Han-mil is teeing off at the 11th hole during the first round of the Golfzon-Doray Open. <br>[Photo by KPGA]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2023110218573139105_1698919051.jpg)
Jeong Han-mil is teeing off at the 11th hole during the first round of the Golfzon-Doray Open.
[Photo by KPGA]
Jung Han-mil said, "My shot feel wasn’t very good today. The course was short and wide, so as long as it wasn’t rough, I could target the greens without much trouble, and my caddie and I were in good agreement reading the putt lines." Jung has been criticized for lacking stamina. He has been in the leading group after the first and second rounds more often than any other player. He smiled and said, "I used to get excited and hopeful when leading. Now, I don’t feel much of anything. Maybe I’ve developed immunity. It’s time for things to change."
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Jeon Ga-ram and six others, including ‘YouTuber golfers’ Gong Tae-hyun, Kim Dong-min, Jeon Ga-ram, and Lee Kyu-min, who entered as recommended players, are chasing in a tie for 3rd place, two strokes behind (6-under-par 66). Defending champion Park Eun-shin is tied for 9th after shooting 5-under over 16 holes. Jang Yoo-bin has also joined this group. Park Sang-hyun started comfortably in a tie for 28th place (3-under-par 69). Due to fog delaying the start by 2 hours and 10 minutes, 33 of the 102 players have yet to complete the first round.
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