Byeonghun An, Seongjae Im, Siwoo Kim 'Good, Side by Side 3 Under Par'

RBC Heritage 1R Tied 17th Place
Poston Leads, Morikawa 2nd, McIlroy 10th
Scheffler and Kim Juhyung, Thomas Tied 26th Place

Korean players had a steady start.

Ahn Byung-hoon is teeing off at the 6th hole of the 1st round of the RBC Heritage.
[Hilton Head Island, USA=Photo by AFP·Yonhap News]

On the 18th (local time), An Byeong-hun scored 3-under 68 in the first round of the PGA Tour RBC Heritage (total prize money $20 million) held at Harbour Town Golf Links (par 71, 7,213 yards) in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA, placing him in a tie for 17th. Im Sung-jae and Kim Si-woo also joined this group, laying the groundwork for a top-tier entry.

An Byeong-hun made three birdies without any bogeys. He secured birdies on the 2nd and 5th holes (both par 5) with powerful long drives, and added another birdie on the 11th hole (par 4) in the back nine. He saved par on the remaining seven holes. His longest drive was 371 yards, with an average of 335.20 yards, both ranking first. He also boasted a 100% bunker save rate and scrambling ability. This year, he has entered the top 10 three times, including one runner-up finish in 10 tournaments. He is ranked 8th in the FedEx Cup standings, the best pace among Korean players.

J.T. Poston (USA) surged with an 8-under 63 to dominate the top of the leaderboard. He is ranked 47th in the world with two career wins. Collin Morikawa (USA) tied for 2nd place (6-under 65), and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) performed well in a tie for 10th place (4-under 67). Scottie Scheffler (USA), world number one who secured his third win of the season at the Masters, stood tied for 26th (2-under 69). Kim Joo-hyung and Justin Thomas (USA) are also in this group. Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick (England) finished tied for 38th (1-under 70).