Lee Tae-hoon, a 'Korean-Canadian' accident, shares the lead in the 1R of the Taehoon Lee Golf Singapore Open.

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Korean-Canadian Taehoon Lee (36) has been tied for the lead from the first day of LIV Golf Singapore (total prize money of $30 million).

Taehoon Lee made five birdies and one bogey in the first round of the tournament at Sentosa Golf Club (par 71) in Singapore on the 12th (Korea time) to hit a 4-under 67.

LIV Golf's star Jon Rahm (Spain), Bryson DeChambeau (USA), and Lee Westwood (England) were on par with each other.

Taehoon Lee, who has won four games in the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour, ranked first in the LIV Golf Promotion held in January and acquired the right to participate in LIV Golf.

Taehoon Lee, who plays as a wild card team, failed to make the top 10 in all three previous competitions. His best performance was tied for 13th in the opening game held in Saudi Arabia last month.

But this time it was different. Taehoon Lee, who started at the sixth hole (par 4) and made a chip-in birdie in the bunker from the first hole, jumped to the lead by making three consecutive birdies from the ninth hole (par 4). He was slowed down by a bogey on the 13th hole (par 4), but finished the first day with a birdie on the 16th hole (par 4).

According to All That Sports, Taehoon Lee's management company, he said, "We started the game from the 6th hole, and we were able to start with a good flow as the third bunker shot went straight into the hole," adding, "It was a difficult situation because the weather was very hot today, but I was able to gain more strength because a lot of my acquaintances came and cheered me on." Also, I think it helped me to play while drinking water often to maintain my concentration," he said.

I've only played the first round yet. Taehoon Lee expressed his determination, saying, "As the overall sense of shot is good, I think we can even expect to win if we continue the same trend as today in the rest of the round."

In the "Korea Golf Club," which consists of players with ties to Korea, Korean New Zealander Danny Lee (36) tied for 27th with an even-par 71 and recorded the best performance.

Song Young-han (35) tied for 39th (2-over 73), Ahn Byung-hoon (35) tied for 45th (3-over 74), and Kim Min-kyu (25) finished with only 9-over 80.

Anthony Kim of the U.S., who won a professional competition for the first time in 16 years after winning the Adelaide Championship in Australia last month, started tied for 12th with a 2-under 69.

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