Jang Igeun's Fierce Battle "Tied 39th, 7 Strokes Behind"... Moon Kyungjun and Lee Taehee Likely to Be 'Cut Off'

Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Day 2: Ibenpa, Binder Lead, Donaldson and 5 Others Tied 2nd by 2 Strokes

Jang Igeun

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Jang I-geun (28, Shinhan Financial Group) is fighting alone.

On the 13th (Korea time), at the Education City Golf Club in Doha, Qatar (par 71, 7,307 yards), the second day of the European Tour Commercial Bank Qatar Masters (total prize money $1.5 million) ended with him shooting an even par, moving up to a tie for 39th place (1 under par, 141 strokes). Jeff Winther (Denmark) leads (8 under par, 134 strokes), with Jamie Donaldson (Wales) and Kurt Kitayama (USA) among five players tied for 2nd place (6 under par, 136 strokes). Due to bad weather followed by sunset, 10 players were unable to complete their rounds.

Jang I-geun started tied for 57th place, 6 strokes behind, exchanging 5 birdies and 5 bogeys. He was cruising at 3 under par through the first 7 holes but then lost strokes. He is 4 strokes behind the tied 7th place, a position that allows for entry into the upper ranks. Winther reduced 4 strokes to take the top of the leaderboard. Brandon Stone (South Africa) is tied for 7th place (5 under par, 137 strokes). From Korea, Moon Kyung-jun (39, NH Nonghyup Bank) is tied for 80th place (3 over par, 145 strokes), and Lee Tae-hee (37, OK Savings Bank) is tied for 108th place (5 over par, 147 strokes).