Tied for 5th After Round 2 of the PGA Tour Baker Rent Classic
Greyserman Leads, Schauffele in Pursuit at Tied 2nd
An Byeonghun 19th, Im Sungjae 39th, Tom Kim 69th
Siwoo Kim has laid the groundwork for his fifth career victory.
On October 10 at Yokohama Country Club (par 71, 7,315 yards) in Yokohama, Japan, during the second round of the PGA Tour’s Baker Rent Classic (total prize money: 8 million dollars), he recorded seven birdies without a single bogey. With a 7-under-par 64, he surged from a tie for 25th place the previous day to a tie for 5th (7-under-par 135). He is five strokes behind the leader, Max Greyserman of the United States (12-under-par 130).
Siwoo Kim rose to a tie for 5th place in the second round of the Baker Rent Classic. Photo by EPA Yonhap News
Siwoo Kim has secured four career victories on the PGA Tour. This season, his best results were tied for 8th at both the RBC Heritage in April and the PGA Championship in May. After finishing the season’s playoffs ranked 37th in the FedEx Cup standings, Kim had not competed in a PGA Tour event since the BMW Championship in mid-August, making this his first appearance in the fall series.
Greyserman, who has yet to win on the PGA Tour, shot 8-under-par for the day to take the top spot on the leaderboard. World No. 4 Xander Schauffele of the United States also carded an 8-under-par round, jumping to a tie for 2nd at 8-under-par 134, four shots back.
Defending champion Nico Echavarria of Colombia finished the second round tied for 5th, Kazuki Higa of Japan is tied for 9th (6-under-par 136), Byeonghun An and Minwoo Lee of Australia are tied for 19th (4-under-par 138), Sungjae Im is tied for 39th (1-under-par 141), and Tom Kim is tied for 69th (5-over-par 147).
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