An Byeonghun Cards 2-Under to Sit Tied for 10th... "Smooth Sailing Again Today"

An Byeonghun stayed in contention for the title in his LIV Golf debut.

On February 5 (local time), at Riyadh Golf Club (par 72, 7,464 yards) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he carded three birdies and one bogey in the second round of the LIV Golf 2026 season opener in Riyadh (total prize money 30 million dollars). Adding a 2-under-par 70, An reached a total of 7-under-par 137 to sit in a tie for 10th place. He is three shots behind the co-leaders Taylor Gooch and Peter Uihlein of the United States and Thomas Detry of Belgium, who are tied at 10-under-par 134.

An Byeonghun is teeing off on the 1st hole in the second round of the LIV Golf 2026 season opener in Riyadh. Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) = Reuters Yonhap

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An started the day tied for fourth place, two shots off the lead. He had a shaky start with a bogey on the par-4 1st hole but changed the momentum with a birdie on the par-5 3rd. He then went on a run of pars over the next nine holes before back-to-back birdies on holes 13 and 14 moved him into the leading pack. He made par on each of the remaining four holes.

An made his debut on the PGA Tour in 2017 and has finished runner-up five times. Among players without a win, he ranks first in career earnings at 21,535,424 dollars (approximately 31.5 billion won). Ahead of this season, he made a surprise move to LIV Golf. By placing near the top of the leaderboard for two consecutive days, he kept alive his hopes of a first LIV Golf victory.

Jon Rahm of Spain, Sebastian Munoz of Colombia, Jason Kokrak of the United States, and Elvis Smylie of Australia are mounting a chase from a tie for fourth place at 9-under-par 135, one shot back. Sergio Garcia and David Puig of Spain are tied for ninth at 8-under-par 136. Junseok Lee of Canada is tied for 21st at 5-under-par 139; Danny Lee of New Zealand and Anthony Kim of the United States are tied for 29th at 4-under-par 140; Song Younghan is tied for 37th at 2-under-par 142; and Minkyu Kim is tied for 54th at 2-over-par 146.

In the team competition, Smash Golf Club, led by Gooch, moved into the lead at 30-under-par. Torque Golf Club, which led after the first round, dropped to second at 27-under-par, while Korean Golf Club, the team of An Byeonghun, Song Younghan, Minkyu Kim, and Danny Lee, is in ninth place at 11-under-par. The team competition is decided by the aggregate scores of four players.

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