Sungjae Im Ties for 6th... 'Top Ranks Two Days in a Row'

PO Round 2 BMW Championship 2R 2 Under Par
Scott Leads, Bradley 2nd, Kim Siwoo 8th
McIlroy and An Byeonghun Tied 15th, Scheffler 29th

Im Sung-jae maintained a top position for the second consecutive day.

Im Sung-jae is teeing off at the 12th hole during the 2nd round of the PO 2nd BMW Championship.
[Castle Rock (USA)=AFP·Yonhap News]

On the 23rd (local time), at the Castle Pines Golf Club (par 72) in Castle Rock, Colorado, USA, during the second round of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs (PO) 2nd event, the BMW Championship (total prize money $20 million), he recorded 6 birdies and 4 bogeys. Adding 2-under-par 70, he stood tied for 6th place (6-under-par 138). Im Sung-jae expressed difficulties with the tournament held at high altitude. He said, "The front nine was downhill, and the back nine was uphill," adding, "As I went into the back nine, I felt physically tired and it was difficult to judge the distances."

Veteran Adam Scott (Australia), 44 years old, shot an impressive 9-under-par in one day to leap to a 3-stroke lead (13-under-par 131). Keegan Bradley (USA), who was the leader the previous day, dropped to 2nd place (10-under-par 134), and Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) jumped to 3rd place (9-under-par 135). Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) is tied for 15th (3-under-par 141), and world number one Scottie Scheffler (USA) is tied for 29th (1-under-par 143).

From Korea, Kim Si-woo is tied for 8th place (5-under-par 139). Ranked 44th in the FedEx Cup standings, Kim Si-woo needs to improve his ranking in this tournament to qualify for the final third PO event, the Tour Championship, which only the top 30 can enter. He said, "It was a good start, but as I went into the back nine, I started to get tired because of the hills," adding, "I tried to drink water and maintain my breathing, but it is definitely tougher than last week's tournament."

An Byeong-hun, ranked 15th in the FedEx Cup standings, shot 3-under to tie for 10th place (total 3-under-par 141). His highlight was sinking a 5-meter eagle putt on the 17th hole (par 5). Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), who won the first PO event last week at the St. Jude Championship, withdrew before the start of the second round due to back pain.