Ahn Byeong-hoon (32) raised the possibility of a second top 10 in 5 months.
On the 25th (Korean time), Byeong-hun Ahn shot a 5 under par 65 in the second round of the PGA Tour Honda Classic (total prize money: $8.4 million) held at the PGA National Champion Course (par 70) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA. .
Ahn Byung-hun, who finished the half-point with a tie for 10th place (5 under par, 135 strokes), up 39 steps from the previous day, is looking forward to his second top 10 in five months after a tie for fourth at the Fortinet Championship, the first event of the season last September. He is five strokes behind Korean Justin Seo (USA, 10 under par, 130 strokes), who took the lead.
An Byeong-hoon, who was pushed out of the PGA Tour due to poor performance in the 2020-2021 season and returned to the PGA Tour after playing on the Korn Ferry Tour last year, missed the cut only 3 times in 12 tournaments this season, but the top 10, which will take a lot of prize money and points, is expected. I struggled without it. This year, the best result was a tie for 12th at the Sony Open in January.
Ahn Byeong-hoon, who had to take a break for two weeks because he was unable to qualify for the WM Phoenix Open and the Genesis Invitational, which were held prior to this tournament, had his green play, which had been considered a weakness, revived and became the driving force behind his rise to the top.
Ahn Byeong-hoon, who started the game on the 10th hole, made his first birdie on the 16th hole (par 4), but improved the atmosphere by reducing one more stroke on the 1st hole (par 4). Ahn Byeong-hun, who gained momentum by putting a 7m eagle putt on hole 3 (par 5), threatened the leading group by drawing consecutive birdies on holes 4 (par 4) and 5 (par 3). In the 9th hole (par 4), the scene of missing the green and failing to put a par putt of about 3m left a regret. 메이저사이트
Lim Seong-jae (25), the champion of this tournament in 2020 and nominated by the expert group as the number one candidate for the championship, lost one stroke and was pushed to a tie for 28th place (2 under par 138 strokes). The double bogey in the 3rd hole (par 5) where Ahn Byeong-hoon caught an eagle was painful. In hole 3, Im Seong-jae’s third shot aimed at the green in the rough fell into the water on the left side of the green. Lim Seong-jae, who hit the green after five strokes after receiving a penalty, holed out with two putts and lost two strokes.
Justin Seo, who entered the PGA Tour splendidly by winning the final match of last year’s Korn Ferry Tour season after winning the final round of the Korn Ferry Tour season after being ranked No.
Contrary to expectations, Justincer, whose highest score of the season was a tie for 29th in the CJ Cup without a single top 10 finish, raised expectations for his first win in his life with a miraculous putt that would be sucked into the hole only when it reached the green. He wrote down a bogey on hole 2 (par 4) that day, but later swept 7 birdies, including 4 consecutive birdies.
Chris Kirk (USA), who hit 8 under par, took second place (9 under par) by one stroke, and Ryan Gerrard (USA) and Ben Taylor (England) tied for third place (8 under par). Kim Seong-hyeon (25) lost three strokes and was tied for 60th place (1 over par). Kang Seong-hoon (36) and Roh Seung-yeol (32) failed to pass the cut.