Houston Open Day 2: 1 Under Par Tied 60th, Burns Leads, Day Tied 2nd, Kepka Tied 46th
[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Im Sung-jae (22, CJ Logistics, photo) barely advanced to the 3rd round.
On the 7th (Korean time), at the Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, USA (Par 71, 7,021 yards), the second day of the PGA Tour Houston Open (total prize money $7 million) continued, and he improved his position to a tie for 60th place (3-over par 143) by reducing one stroke. Sam Burns (USA) leads with 7-under par 133, Jason Day (Australia) and Carlos Ortiz (Mexico) are tied for 2nd place with 5-under par 135, and five players including Brandt Snedeker (USA) are tied for 4th place with 4-under par 136.
Im Sung-jae started tied for 88th place, 9 strokes behind, and recorded 2 birdies and 1 bogey. He recovered from a bogey on the 14th hole (par 4) in the front nine with a birdie on the 16th hole (par 5), and added another birdie on the 3rd hole (par 5) in the back nine. Although his shots were greatly unstable with a fairway hit rate of 38.46% and a green in regulation rate of 61.11%, his Strokes Gained Putting was outstanding at 3.07 strokes. He is 6 strokes behind the tie for 9th place, still in a position to aim for a top ranking.
Burns took the top of the leaderboard in one fell swoop with a flawless play of 5 birdies and no bogeys. His best performance is a tie for 3rd place at the Sanderson Farms Championship in October 2018. Day and Ortiz both shot 2-under par to continue the competition for the championship. On the other hand, Snedeker, who was the leader the previous day, lost one stroke with 2 birdies and 3 bogeys. He is 3 strokes behind the leader. Adam Scott (Australia) is watching for an opportunity from a tie for 9th place (3-under par 137).
Dustin Johnson is reading the putting line on the 2nd hole on the second day of the Houston Open. Houston, Texas, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Getty Images
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson (USA) shot 4-under par to jump to a tie for 14th place (2-under par 138). Brooks Koepka (USA) remained at even par, tied for 46th place (2-over par 142). Defending champion Lanto Griffin (USA) also stayed tied for 60th place. South Korea's Kim Si-woo (25) tied for 70th place (4-over par 144), Lee Kyung-hoon (29) tied for 91st place (6-over par 146), and Kang Sung-hoon (33, all CJ Logistics) tied for 98th place (7-over par 147) were cut off.
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