Kim Siwoo Starts Tied for 26th... Two Shots Behind Tied for Ninth

It was a smooth start.

On March 5 (local time), Kim Siwoo carded four birdies and three bogeys in the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, part of the PGA Tour, held at Bay Hill Club & Lodge (par 72, 7,466 yards) in Orlando, Florida, USA. With a score of 1-under-par 71, Kim tied for 26th place along with Patrick Cantlay and Keegan Bradley (both from the United States). He is two strokes behind the group tied for ninth.

Siwoo Kim is making an iron shot at the 1st hole of the Arnold Palmer Invitational first round. Orlando=AP Yonhap News Photo

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Daniel Berger (USA) took the lead with a bogey-free round of nine birdies, finishing at 9-under-par 63. Collin Morikawa (USA) and Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) are three shots back at 6-under-par 66, tied for second and mounting a chase. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) and Justin Rose (England) are tied for 18th at 2-under-par 70, while Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) is tied for 33rd at even-par 72.

Im Sungjae, making his first PGA Tour appearance of the year, recorded three birdies, three bogeys, and one quadruple bogey for a 4-over-par 76. He is tied for 66th out of 72 players in the field. Im, whose season started late due to a wrist injury, lost four strokes on the 17th hole (par 3) after his tee shot landed in the water twice.

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