Kim Min-kyu (23) and Wang Jung-hoon (28) tied for 18th on the second day of the season’s last major tournament, The Open (total prize money of $17 million).
Kim Min-kyu and Wang Jung-hoon shot a two-over 144 in the second round of the tournament at Royal Troon Golf Club (par 71) in South Ayrshire, Scotland, England on the 20th (Korea time).
He is three shots ahead of the joint seventh place among the four players. Due to strong winds and constant changes, only 10 players posted under par.
Kim Min-kyu, who earned the right to participate by winning the Korean Open, tied four birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey to post an even-par 71.
Kim Min-kyu, who made birdies in the 2nd and 10th holes (par 4), slipped over par due to a bogey in the 12th hole (par 4) and a double bogey in the 14th hole (par 4).
However, he finished the round with even par, with two birdies and one bogey in the remaining three holes.
Kim Min-kyu, who said, “I failed to make the cut at the D-Open two years ago, but I will pass the cut this year,” achieved his primary goal.
Wang Jeong-hoon, who won the second place at the Malaysian Open on the Asian Tour, lost one stroke with one birdie and two bogeys, but raised his ranking by 14 notches from the previous day.
Wang lost pars in the fifth and ninth holes (par 3) and (par 4), but birdied the 15th hole (par 4).
Ahn Byung-hoon tied for 38th (4-over 146), while Kim Si-woo and Song Young-han tied for 54th (5-over 147).
Lim Sung-jae shot a one-over 72 and chin-up to the cut-through standard (6-over).
Kim, who tied for second at the Open held at Royal Liverpool last year, failed to make the cut as he recorded 153 pars on 11-over par. Gogun-taek (18 over par) also packed his bags.
Tiger Woods of the U.S., the “golf emperor,” failed to make the cut, losing six shots and writing 156, 14 over par. 안전놀이터
As a result, Woods missed the cut to major tournaments for three consecutive times.
Woods finished 60th at this year’s Masters, the lowest among the players who passed the cut, and missed the cut at the PGA Championship in May and the U.S. Open in June.
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland, 11 overs) also failed to make up for the disappointment of missing the U.S. Open title.
In addition, top rankers such as Ludwig Overy (Sweden), Wyndham Clark (USA), Viktor Hovlan (Norway), and Bryson DeChambeau (USA) were eliminated.
2019 The Open champion Shane Lowry of Ireland tied five birdies, one bogey and one double bogey to cut two shots to become the lone leader (7-under 135).
It is two strokes behind Daniel Brown and Justin Rose (England), who are tied for second at 5-under 137.
Lowry had an especially eventful time at the 11th hole (par 4), which was said to be the most difficult.
Lowry, whose tee shot missed, also dropped his second shot through the bushes. At this time, Lowry also uttered expletives to the effect that the cameraman around him was disturbed.
Lowry seemed to minimize the loss of pars by bogey as he put the Provincial Ball on the green.
However, the ball that he thought he had lost was found belatedly. Finally, Lowry was hit again with a penalty stroke, and made a double bogey in the end.
However, Lowry finished in the lead with birdies in the 16th hole (par 5) and 18th hole (par 4).
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is tied for fourth (2-under 140), and this year’s PGA Championship winner Xander Shopley is tied for seventh (1-under 141).