Kyung-Hoon Lee, tied for 7th in 2R of the PGA Travelers Championship… 2nd place and 1st stroke difference (overall)

1R leader McIlroy sluggish even par with ‘quadruple bogey + double bogey’

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Soon-hyeon = Kyung-hoon Lee (31) tied for 7th and returned to the turning point of the PGA Tour Travelers Championship (total prize money of $8.3 million).

In the second round of the tournament held at TPC River Highlands (par 70, 6,852 yards) in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA on the 25th (Korean time), Kyung-Hoon Lee hit a 6-under 64 with one eagle, five birdies, and one bogey.

Lee Kyung-hoon, who recorded an 8-under par 132 in the middle, advanced 23 places from the previous day’s tie 30 to tied for 7th and advanced to the third round.

Although it was six shots behind leader Xander Shopley (USA), it was only one stroke behind second place such as Patrick Cantlay (USA), so it is possible to expect a comeback victory in the remaining two rounds.

In the first half alone, Kyung-Hoon Lee, who cut four strokes with four birdies without bogey, succeeded in putting a birdie of about 4.3m on the 11th hole (par 3) in the second half, boosting momentum.

Then, on the 13th hole (par 5), after the second shot, he put the ball on the green and put a 6.4m eagle putt, which was cheered by the galleries.

After the game, Lee Kyung-hoon, who had his second chance of winning the season after winning AT&T’s Byron Nelson last month, said, “I was able to reduce the number of strokes a lot in the early game because there was less wind than yesterday. I think I can catch it,” he said.

Shopley, who shot a 7-under 63 for two days in a row, took the lead alone, five shots ahead of tied for second with a 14-under 126 average.

Next, Cantlay, Harris English, Nick Hardy, Kevin Kisner (USA), and Cam Davis (Australia) tied for second with a 9-under 131 shot.

Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and JT Poston (USA), who were joint leaders in the first round, hit an even-par side by side in the second round, falling to a joint 7th place with Lee Kyung-hoon.

McIlroy, who was considered a strong contender for the championship, took the lead with six birdies and one bogey until the 11th hole, recording a 5-under par, but a quadruple bogey on the 12th hole (par 4) and a 15th hole (par 4). collapsed into a double view from

After the game, McIlroy said, “I was sluggish on the 12th and 15th, but I got a birdie right on the 16th and recovered well. .

Kim Si-woo (27), who competed with Kyung-hoon Lee, missed the cut by one shot with a mid-total 1-under par 139. Kang Sung-hoon (35) also failed to advance to the third round with only a 7-over-par 147.

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