Siwoo Kim "Tied 16th and Sailing Smoothly"... Woods Tied 44th 'Stumbles'

PGA Championship Day 2: Li Haotong Leads at 2 Under Par, Defending Champ Koepka and Day Among Six Tied 2 Strokes Behind in Fierce Chase

Siwoo Kim scored 2 under par on the second day of the PGA Championship, rising to a tie for 16th place.

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Kim Si-woo (25, CJ Logistics) is sailing smoothly.

On the 8th (Korean time), at Harding Park TPC in San Francisco, California, USA (Par 70, 7,234 yards), during the second day of the PGA Tour major PGA Championship (total prize money $11 million), he recorded 2 under par to rise to a tie for 16th place (3 under par 137 strokes). Li Haotong (China) leads (8 under par 132 strokes), and six players including defending champion Brooks Koepka (USA), Jason Day (Australia), and Tommy Fleetwood (England) are tied for 2nd place, just 2 strokes behind (6 under par 134 strokes).

Starting from a tie for 33rd place, 4 strokes behind, Kim Si-woo combined 3 birdies and 1 bogey. In the front nine, he only managed to recover a bogey on the 13th hole with a birdie on the 14th hole, failing to reduce his score, but in the back nine, consecutive birdies on the 1st and 2nd holes helped him climb the rankings. His fairway hit rate of 66.67% demonstrated precise iron shots, and his scrambling ability of 83.33%, which is the skill to save par or birdie when missing the green, was outstanding. He is 5 strokes behind the leader and 2 strokes behind the tie for 8th place.

Rory McIlroy (left) tees off at the 12th hole on the second day of the PGA Championship, while Justin Thomas (center) and Tiger Woods watch the shot. San Francisco, California, USA - Getty Images / Multivitz
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Koepka shot 2 under par, increasing his chances of winning the tournament for the third consecutive time. Dustin Johnson is tied for 11th place (4 under par 136 strokes), 'Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau (both USA) is tied for 25th place (2 under par 138 strokes), and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Jon Rahm (Spain) are tied for 31st place (1 under par 139 strokes). The 'returning golf emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) lost 2 strokes and slipped to a tie for 44th place (even par 140 strokes). 'Number 1' Justin Thomas (USA) is tied for 60th place (1 over par 141 strokes).

From Korea, An Byeong-hun (29, CJ Logistics) reduced 1 stroke to tie for 60th place, successfully advancing to the third round. Kang Sung-hoon (33, CJ Logistics) is also in this group. On the other hand, Im Sung-jae (22, CJ Logistics) made 3 birdies but 4 bogeys, failing to qualify for the main event. He is tied for 105th place (4 over par 144 strokes). Kim Joo-hyung (18, CJ Logistics), who received an invitation based on his top 100 world ranking, also struggled with 7 over par and was cut off at a tie for 127th place (7 over par 147 strokes).