Lee Kyung-hoon "Tied 64th Start"... Malnati Leads by 1 Stroke

1 Under Par on Day 1 of Bermuda Championship, Doug Kim and Armour Tied for 2nd, Bae Sang-moon Tied for 80th at Even Par

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Lee Kyung-hoon (29, CJ Logistics, photo) had a quiet start.

On the 30th (Korean time), at the Bermuda Championship of the PGA Tour (total prize money $4 million) held at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda (par 71, 6,828 yards), he shot 1-under par on the first day and stood tied for 64th place. He made 4 birdies but also committed 3 bogeys. His shots were shaky, with a fairway hit rate of 57.14% and a green in regulation rate of 66.67%. His average number of putts was 1.83. To move up the leaderboard, a strong performance in the second round is necessary.

Baek Sang-moon (34) also exchanged 3 birdies for 3 bogeys and failed to reduce his score. He is tied for 80th place along with defending champion Brandon Todd and Jason Dufner (both from the United States). After finishing tied for 28th at the Corales Puntacana Resort last month, he returned after a month, but his driving tee shot accuracy was only 21.43%. Peter Malnati (USA) dominated the top of the leaderboard with 9 birdies (1 bogey). His 'stingy putting' with an average of 1.36 putts per hole was outstanding.

He is the only player to have won the Sanderson Farms Championship in 2016. Doug Kim and Ryan Armour are tied for 2nd place (7-under par 64), while Bon Taylor, Doc Redman, and Chase Seiffert (all from the USA) are tied for 4th place (6-under par 65) in pursuit. Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) is tied for 7th place (5-under par 66), Danny Willett (England) tied for 15th place (4-under par 67), and Henrik Stenson (Sweden) is tied for 46th place (2-under par 69).