Wang Jeonghun's Fierce Battle "Tied 10th, 4 Strokes Behind"... Gallagher and Hogard Tied for Lead

Day 2 of Oman Open: 4 Under Par, Kolsatz and Samoja Tied for 3rd, Kaimar and Lee Taehee Tied for 29th

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Wang Jeong-hoon (25, photo) showed a strong performance.

On the 29th (Korean time), at the Al Mouj Golf in Muscat, Oman (par 72, 7,365 yards), the second day of the European Tour Oman Open (total prize money $1.75 million) ended with a 4-under-par round, rising to a tie for 10th place (5-under-par 139 strokes). Steven Gallagher (Scotland) and Rasmus Højgaard (Denmark) are tied for the lead (9-under-par 135 strokes), while Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) and Kalle Samooja (Finland) are tied for 3rd place (8-under-par 136 strokes) in pursuit.

Wang Jeong-hoon started from a tie for 38th place, 5 strokes behind, and recorded 7 birdies, 1 bogey, and 1 double bogey. After a bogey on the 11th hole (par 3), he revived with consecutive birdies on the 12th and 13th holes but suffered a critical double bogey on the 16th hole (par 5). He changed the momentum with a birdie on the 18th hole (par 4), the last hole of the front nine, and showed fierce stamina with three consecutive birdies from the 5th to 7th holes and another birdie on the 9th hole (par 4) in the back nine. He is 4 strokes behind the leader, still in a position to aim for a comeback.

Gallagher dominated the leaderboard with a clean play, making 5 birdies. He is a veteran with 5 career wins on the European Tour. Højgaard, who won his first career title at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open last December, also shot 4-under-par and joined the race for the championship. Five players, including the inaugural 2018 champion Joost Luiten (Netherlands), Brandon Stone (South Africa), and Guido Migliozzi (Italy), are tied for 5th place (6-under-par 138 strokes).

Martin Kaymer (Germany), the 'world number 1,' rose to a tie for 29th place (2-under-par 142 strokes) by reducing 3 strokes, including a hole-in-one on the 13th hole (par 3). Li Haotong (China) and others are also in this group. In Korea, Lee Tae-hee (36), who was tied for 2nd place the previous day, struggled with 1 birdie, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey. He lost 3 strokes and dropped to a tie for 29th place. Choi Jin-ho (36, Hyundai Steel) is tied for 80th place (1 over par 145 strokes), and Moon Kyung-jun (38) is tied for 98th place (3 over par 147 strokes), both 'cut off.'