PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2R Leading
Kang Sung-hoon, 37th place… Kim Si-woo, Choi Gyeong-ju, and Bae Sang-moon cut off
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| Jordan Spice is taking a tee shot on the 11th hole in the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the American Pro Golf (PGA) Tour held at Spyglass Hill GC in Pebble Beach Golf Links, California on the 13th (Korean time). [EPA] |
[헤럴드경제=조범자 기자] “I’m trying to get more comfortable at the top of the leaderboard, but I think it’s getting more and more like that.
Jordan Spice (USA), who had been struggling with a slump for a long time, took the lead in the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the American Professional Golf (PGA) Tour, hoping to win in 3 years and 7 months.
In the second round of the tournament held at the Spyglass Hill GC (par 72) at Pebble Beach Golf Links, CA on the 13th (Korean time), Spice, ranked 69 in the world ranking, reduced 5 strokes by tying 6 birdies and 1 bogie.
Spice, with a 12-under-par 132 shot in the middle, beat Daniel Burger (USA), second place with a single stroke, and finished the second round with a single lead.
Spice, the world’s No. 1 ranking player and 11 tour winners, has not won the British Open in July 2017 for three years and seven months.
Spice, who fell to 92nd in the world rankings, was tied for fourth at the Phoenix Open last week, and then announced a resurgence with a strong blow for two weeks in a row.
“I was near the lead yesterday on the 9th hole in the second half, and almost the whole time today, and I felt much more comfortable than last week,” Spies said. It’s a good sign,” he said. “It doesn’t seem easy to reduce the number of strokes like rounds 1 and 2 over the remaining two days, but the challenge is expected. I have to shoot a different dimension from last week’s tournament, but I think it will be fun.”
Spice finished in the third round at the lead at the Phoenix Open last week, but couldn’t overcome the pressure on the last day and ended in a tie for fourth, leaving a regret.
Kang Sung-hoon recorded the best performance among Korean players with 141 strokes under 3 under par and tied for 37th.
Kim Si-woo recorded an even par in the middle total, one shot was less than the 1 under par, which was the cut pass, and Bae Sang-moon, who took the opportunity to play dramatically, was only 2 over par. Choi Gyeong-ju and Roh Seung-yeol also failed to advance to the third round with a 3-over par.