Joint 6th place start on the first day of the Phoenix Open, Nesmith and Hubbard co-headed 8-under par, McKilroy and Thomas lost 1 under par
On the first day of the Phoenix Open, Lee Kyung-hoon struck a 5-under par and tied for sixth.
[아시아경제 김현준 골프전문기자] It is a surprise start for Lee Kyung-hoon (30, CJ Logistics).
On the 5th (Korean time), the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Waste Management Phoenix Open (total prize money of $7.3 million) opened at the Scottsdale TPC (par 71, 7271 yards) in Scottsdale, Arizona on the first day of the 5 under par. He was tied for sixth. Matthew Nesmiss and Mark Hubbard are co-leaders of the 8-under par, and Nate Lashley and Sam Burns (above the United States) are competing fiercely for the first stroke in the third place (7 under par 64 strokes).
Lee Kyung-hoon tied 6 birdies and 1 bogie on this day. The first hole, the 10th hole (par 4), opened the door early, and the 13th, 15th, and 17th holes added’Stepping Stone Buddy’. All three par 5 holes, including the 3rd hole (par 5) birdie in the second half, were finished with birdies to increase the cost performance. Above all, the 100% green hit rate’computer iron shot’ stood out. The 6th hole (par 4) ‘3 putt view’ is unfortunate. Fortunately, he succeeded in’bounceback’ as a birdie on the 7th hole (par 3).
Lee Kyung-hoon is the gold medalist in the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Golf Team. After moving to Japan, he won two victories, including Shigeo Nagashima in 2012 and the Honma Tour World Cup in 2015, and in 2016 and 2017, he even built a golden tower titled’Korea’s National Title’ in Korea Open 2 consecutively. In 2018, he entered the PGA Tour in 2019 with the 5th place in the Conferry (Part 2) Tour prize money ranking, and is showing off his potential by keeping the seed for two consecutive years.
The 2021 season is a bit slower, with six times’cut off’ in 12 competitions, and a joint 19th place at the Sony Open. For Lee Gyeong-hoon, it is a hogi that will change the atmosphere. The second round became even more important. In Korea, Ahn Byeong-hoon (30) 2 under par tied 37th,’American Express Champ’ Kim Si-woo (26) Evenpa tied 70th, Lim Seongjae (23) 1 overpa tied 86th, Kang Sung-hoon (34, above CJ Logistics) 6 overpa tied 129 Is following from above.
In the lead, Zander Shopley joined the tie for sixth. World rankings 2nd place, John Lam (Spain), tied for 21st at 3rd under par, and Justin Thomas (above USA) and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) tied for 50th at 1st under par. When Thomas fell into the water for the second shot on the 17th hole (par 4), the triple bogie and McLloyd’s double bogie on the 10th hole (par 4) were braked. Defending Champ Webb Simpson (USA) was also a tie for 107th place over the second par, and a red light was turned on to defend the title.
World ranking 2nd John Lam is taking a tee shot at the 16th hole on the first day of the Phoenix Open. Scottsdale (Arizona, USA) = Getty images/Multibits
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