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Kyunghoon Lee hopes to advance to the Tour Championship… PO 2nd Spherical 2R 17th

Im Seong-jae is also far more most likely to participate in the final match
Adam Scott potential customers by 1 stroke

Kyung-Hoon Lee watches the route of the ball after hitting a shot in the 1st round of the BMW Championship. AFP Yonhap Information

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Kyung-Hoon Lee (31) continued the probability of progressing to the final round of the Petex Cup (PO) playoffs.

Kyung-Hoon Lee gained the BMW PGA Tour Championship ($15 million complete prize funds) in the 2nd spherical with 3 birdies and 2 bogeys at Wilmington Place Club (par 71, 7534 yards) in Wilmington, Delaware, Usa on the 19th (nearby time ). He shot an below par 70 and tied for 17th with a center total of 4 below 138.

If Lee Kyung-hoon maintains this placement until finally the final working day, he is predicted to come to be 30th in the FedEx Cup standings, which is the deadline for advancing to the Championship Tour, the last match of the PO. Lee Kyung-hoon is now ranked 34th in the FedEx Cup opposition.

Lee Kyung-hoon beforehand unsuccessful to progress to the Tour Championship very last time, inserting just 31st in the FedEx Cup standings right up until the next round of the playoffs last year.

Kyung-Hoon Lee acquired off to a smooth get started with birdies on the 1st and 3rd holes, but lost the amount of strokes he obtained by bogeying the 9th and 11th holes, respectively. Even so, the second shot on the 16th hole (par 4) was positioned 1m small of the gap and the second spherical was 1 under par.

Adam Scott (Australia) took the sole direct with a stroke of 8-beneath 134, and entire world number 1 Scotty Schaeffler, Jordan Spieth, Cameron Younger (United states) and Cory Connors (Canada) have been tied for second by 1 stroke. Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Xander Shopley, and Patrick Cantlay (United states) are tied for 6th at 6 less than 136, and are anticipated to battle for the guide until eventually the conclude of the tournament.

Im Seong-jae (24), 11th in the FedEx Cup standings, concluded the next round with a tie for 22nd with a 3-under par 139, elevating the chance of advancing to the Tour Championship. On the other hand, Kim Joo-hyeong (20), 25th in the FedEx Cup standings, tied for 48th with an even-par 142 stroke, creating it tough to advance to the remaining match. Kim Si-woo (27), rated 50th, concluded 67th out of 68 players with a 6-over-par 148.

By Choi Tae-acquire, employees reporter skking@asiae.co.kr