Lee Tae-hee “2 Under Par Start”… Ever 7-under-par lead
On the first day of the Magical Kenya Open, tied for 48th, Horsefield tied for 2nd, and Moon Gyeongjun tied for 60th
[아시아경제 노우래 기자] This is a smooth start for Lee Tae-hee (37, OK Savings Bank, photo).
On the 19th (Korean time), on the first day of the European Tour Magical Kenya Open (total prize money of 1 million euros), which ended at Karen Golf Course (par 71, 6922 yards) in Nairobi, Kenya, he tied for 48th place by writing a 2-under par. I tied 1 Eagle, 2 Birdies, and 2 Bogies. In 10 holes, he swapped 2 buddies and 2 bogies, and couldn’t reduce the number of strokes, but caught an eagle like a gold in the 11th hole (par 5). The fairway landing rate was 42.9% and the green hit rate was 61.1%, and the shot was greatly shaken.
However, when the green is missed, the scramble ability (71.4%) to catch Pana birdies and 27 round putts were outstanding. Lee Tae-hee is the player who made his debut on the Korean Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour in 2006 and earned a total of 4 wins. Last year, he conquered the Maekyung Open and succeeded in defending the first title in the history of the tournament, which was founded in 1982. The European Tour received a full seed at the 3rd place in the Asian (APGA) Tour prize money in the 2019 season.
Benjamin Eber (France) captured the top of the leaderboard (7 under par, 64 strokes) by sweeping 1 Eagle and 6 birdies (1 example). Seven people, including Sam Horsefield (England), are pursuing in a tie for second place (6 under par 65) in the first stroke. The 2019 winner Guido Migliozi (Italian) was tied for 79th (even par 71 strokes). In Korea, Moon Kyung-jun (39, NH Nonghyup Bank) tied for 60th (1 under par 70) and Jang Yi-geun (28, Shinhan Financial Group) tied for 114th (2 over par 73).
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