WGC Dell Match Group Stage 2nd leg
Lim Seong-jae lost to Leishman 1 win 1 loss
’46 yard tee shot’ by hitting a dischambo tree
Win 4 holes after McIlroy’s defeat
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Kim Si-woo (26) lost to the World Golf Championship (WGC) Dell Match Play Championship (total prize of $10.5 million) by defeating’Hulk’ Bryson Dishambo (USA) on the second day, and their advance to the round of 16 was frustrated. Lim Seong-jae (23), who won the previous day, couldn’t get any victory points this day.
The second leg of the group stage was held at the Austin Country Club (par 71) in Austin, Texas, USA on the 26th (Korean time). Kim Si-woo confronted DeChambo and lost by two holes, leaving one hole. With 1 draw and 1 loss in the group stage, it was the lowest among 5 trillion 4 players. Even if Kim Si-woo won the final match against Antoine Rosner (France), he couldn’t compete in the round of 16, which raises first place in the group.
Kim Si-woo, who was behind by one hole in the first half, ties with a birdie on the 10th hole (par 4), then caught a birdie in the 11th hole (par 3) and went ahead by one hole. However, after giving up 14-15 holes in a row, he lost by two holes while making a bouncing on the 17th hole (par 3). DeChambo, who was hit by Rosner, ranked 64 in the world ranking the day before, became 1 win and 1 loss, reviving the hope of advancing to the round of 16.
On this day, DeChambo’s mistake in the 10th hole tee shot attracted attention. He was able to send only 46 yards of his tee shot, who usually hits with great power. After the game, DeChambo said, “I tried to hit the green by passing the tree on the left, but the ball hit the inside of the face hit the tree branch and headed near the practice green on the right side of the teeing area.” DeChambo faces Tommy Fleetwood (USA), who is recording 1 win and 1 draw in the final match.
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Lim Seong-jae lost to Mark Leishman (Australia) by two holes. Lim Sung-jae, who beat Russell Henry (USA) the day before, was 1 win and 1 loss. Im Seong-jae, who was tied up to the 14th hole, conceded the defeat by tying the 17th hole (par 3) after giving away the 15th and 16th holes in a row. In Group 16, where Lim Sung-jae belongs, all four players recorded 1 win and 1 loss, leaving a fierce competition in the final match.
Dustin Johnson (USA), the number one in the world rankings, drew 1 win and 1 draw against Robert McIntyre (Scotland). Kevin Na (US) of the same group lost his 2nd hole to Adam Long (US) and lost his hopes to advance to the round of 16. Justin Thomas (USA), the second place in the world, was also caught by defending champion Kevin Keithner (USA) and failed to advance to the round of 16 with a second straight victory.
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), who made the mistake of sending the ball to the pool of the house next to the course the day before, and defeated Ian Polter (England) with a six-hole drive, defeated Ranto Griffin (USA) with a four-hole drive. Yon Lam (Spain), the third place in the world, beat Shane Lowry (Ireland) to win two.
On the same day, in the first round of the Corales Puntacana Resort Championship (total prize money of $3 million) held in the Dominican Republic of the US Pro Golf (PGA) Tour, Bae Sang-moon (35) was tied for 19th place with 70 strokes under the par. The lead is Stefan Jaeger (Germany) of 6-under par.
/ Reporter Kim Se-young [email protected]
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