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Kim Si-woo (31) showed off his explosive shot on the second day of the competition and jumped to the championship at once. He shook off his disappointment of staying at the bottom of the first round in a day.
In the second round of the PGA Tour WM Phoenix Open (total prize money of $9.6 million) held at TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course (par 71) in Scottsdale, Arizona on the 7th (Korea time), Kim combined one eagle, eight birdies and one bogey to hit a 9-under 62. Kim Si-woo, who recorded an interim total of 7-under 135 strokes, tied for fifth place by raising his ranking by 84 notches from 89th place the previous day.
Hisasuneri (Japan, 11-under par 131), the lone lead, trailed by four strokes. Hideki Matsuyama of Japan then finished second by one stroke with a 10-under 132. Kim Si-woo was tied for the fifth place group with John Parry, Matt Fitzpatrick (England), and Sahit Tigala (USA).
Kim Si-woo's performance on the day was close to perfection. He started off a bit anxious with a bogey on the 10th hole (par 4), but he completely changed the atmosphere by making an eagle putt of more than 8m in the 13th hole (par 5) following a birdie on the 12th hole (par 3). Kim Si-woo, who gained momentum, made three consecutive birdies from holes 15 to 17, reducing five strokes in the first half alone, and finished the round in a good mood by adding four birdies in the second half.
Starting with this year's opening Sonny Open (tied for 11th), Kim Si-woo has been at the top of every competition where he participates in the American Express (tied for 6th) and the Farmers Insurance Open (second place), showing off his peak skills. He slowed down to two over par in the first round and overcame the crisis that had been over par for the first time in eight months since June last year, and entered the competition for the championship with a 9-under-par hard shot.
The rebound of other Korean players was also noticeable. Kim Joo-hyung, who was at the bottom of the table, reduced five shots on the day to tie for 37th with a total of 3-under 139, while Kim Sung-hyun tied for 62nd with 1-under 141. Lee Seung-taek, who has two holes left due to sunset, is tied for 73rd with even par. You have to reduce the number of pars in the remaining holes to expect to pass the first cut of your PGA Tour debut.
Meanwhile, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. also picked up six birdies without a bogey on the day and tied for 28th with a total of 4-under 138.
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