Kim Si-woo's Revival Mode "5 Birdies Only"... DeChambeau 1 Stroke Behind in 3rd Place

Rocket Mortgage Classic Day 2: Lee Kyoung-hoon Tied 42nd, Simpson and Kirk Co-Leaders, Im Sung-jae and No Seung-yeol Tied 55th

Kim Si-woo is teeing off on the 11th hole on the second day of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Detroit, Michigan, USA ? Photo by Getty Images/Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the leap of Kim Si-woo (25, CJ Logistics).

On the 4th (Korean time), at Detroit Golf Club (par 72, 7,334 yards) in Detroit, Michigan, USA, during the second day of the PGA Tour Rocket Mortgage Classic (total prize money $7.5 million), he shot 5 under par to rise to a tie for 42nd place (6 under par 138). World No. 6 Webb Simpson and Chris Kirk are co-leaders (12 under par 132), and six players including World No. 10 Bryson DeChambeau, Matthew Wolff (both USA), and Seamus Power (Ireland) are tied for 3rd place (11 under par 133).

Kim Si-woo started tied for 87th, 6 shots behind, and swept up 5 birdies without any bogeys. After a birdie on the 1st hole (par 4), he struggled to reduce his score until he made three consecutive birdies from the 11th to 13th holes and another birdie on the 17th hole (par 4), securing his advancement to the final round. He relied on precise iron shots with a green hit rate of 77.78% and an average of 1.643 putts per hole. He is only 4 shots behind the tie for 9th place, making it possible to aim for his first 'top 10' finish of the season.

'PO Ranking No. 1' Simpson surged with 8 under par to quickly take the top of the leaderboard. This is his third win of the season following the Phoenix Open in February and the RBC Heritage last month. 'The Hulk' DeChambeau also reduced 5 shots, leveraging his long drives of up to 355 yards. He is chasing the co-leaders by 1 shot, eyeing a comeback. He has been in the 'top 10' for six consecutive recent tournaments. Cameron Champ is tied for 30th (7 under par 137), and Rickie Fowler (both USA) are tied for 42nd.

From Korea, Lee Kyung-hoon (29, CJ Logistics) joined the group tied for 42nd with 4 birdies and 1 bogey. 'Reservist' Noh Seung-yul (29, Isu Group) submitted a modest scorecard with 3 birdies and 2 bogeys, tied for 55th (5 under par 139). 'PO Ranking No. 3' Im Sung-jae (22) reduced 3 shots and caught the last train at tied 55th. On the other hand, defending champion Nate Lashley (USA) shot 3 under par but was cut off at tied 71st (4 under par 140).