Choi Kyung-joo of the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour (provided by JNA GOLF) 2019.10.17/News 1 |
Choi Kyung-joo (51, SK Telecom) fell to 40th place on the second day of the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Farmers Insurance Open ($7.5 million in prize money).
In the second round of the tournament held at the Tory Pines Golf Club South Course (par 72/7765 yards) in La Jolla, San Diego, California, on the 30th (Korean time), Choi Gyeong-ju wrote down 1 birdie and 5 bogies, and 4 over par 76 strokes.
Choi Gyeong-ju, who recorded 6 under par 66 strokes the day before and tied for fourth place, was tied for 40th with a total of 2 under par 142 strokes due to sluggishness that day.
Choi Gyeong-ju, who started the game on the 10th hole, violated the bogie on the 11th hole (par 3). In the 14th to 16th holes, the sluggishness continued with continuous viewing.
He caught a birdie on the 18th hole (par 5), but he was unable to reduce the number of strokes even in the second half. Here, another shot was lost on the 7th hole (par 4).
Ahn Byung-hoon (30, CJ Logistics), who was tied for 88th the day before, reduced one stroke to six birdies and five bogies, with a total of 1 under par and 143 strokes, marking a tie for 54th with Im Seong-jae (23, CJ Korea Express).
Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics), who won the American Express last week, lost the cut with 1 buddy and 5 bogies, and No Seung-yeol (31, Isu Group) with a total of 144 even pars. Lee Kyung-hoon (30, CJ Logistics) also failed to pass the cut with a total of 2 over par 146.
Meanwhile, Norwegian-born Viktor Hoblan scored a 7-under-par 65 with 8 birdies and 1 bogie, taking the lead alone with a total of 9 under par 135.
Six people, including Jon Lam (Spain), the second place in the world rankings, Adam Scott (Australia), and Tony Pinau (USA), tied for second place.
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