Kyung-Hoon Lee Starts Fresh with 5-Under Par
World Wide Technology Championship Round 1 21st Place
Percy Leads, Michael Kim and Villegas Tied for 2nd
Young, Kuchar, Schmidt Tied for 6th in 'Chase'
Lee Kyung-hoon's light footsteps.
On the 2nd (local time), he shot a 5-under-par 67 in the first round of the PGA Tour World Wide Technology Championship (total prize money $8.2 million) held at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas (par 72, 7,452 yards) in Los Cabos, Mexico, placing him tied for 21st. Cameron Percy (Australia) leads with 10-under-par 62, followed by Camilo Villegas (Colombia), Tano Goya (Argentina), Michael Kim, and Nate Lashley tied for 2nd at 8-under-par 64. Cameron Young, Matt Kuchar (both USA), and Marty Schmid (Germany) are tied for 6th at 7-under-par 65.
![Lee Kyung-hoon (right) is discussing hole strategy with his caddie on the fairway of the 1st hole in the first round of the World Wide Technology Championship. [Cabo San Lucas, Mexico=AFP·Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2023110311503039957_1698979830.jpeg)
Lee Kyung-hoon (right) is discussing hole strategy with his caddie on the fairway of the 1st hole in the first round of the World Wide Technology Championship. [Cabo San Lucas, Mexico=AFP·Yonhap News]
View original imageLee Kyung-hoon recorded seven birdies and one double bogey. After a birdie on the first hole, the 10th hole, he suffered a critical double bogey on the 12th hole (both par 4s). However, he changed the momentum with four consecutive birdies from the 14th to the 17th holes, and added two more birdies on the back nine at the 1st hole (par 5) and the 7th hole (par 4). He relied on accurate tee shots with a 100% fairway hit rate. His average putts per hole were 1.50. He is five strokes behind the leader, still in a position to expect a comeback.
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Justin Suh and Luke List (both USA) are tied for 12th at 6-under-par 66. Ten players were unable to complete the first round due to sunset. The battleground of this tournament is a course designed by the 'Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA). This is the first time a PGA Tour event has been held on a course he designed. There are three remaining official PGA Tour events this year: this tournament, the Bermuda Championship, and the RSM Classic.
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