Ahn Byeong-hun (32, CJ Logistics) tied for third place in the second round of the Wyndham Championship (total prize money: $7.6 million), the last tournament of the PGA Tour regular season.
On the second day of the tournament held at Sedgefield Country Club (par 70) in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA on the 5th (Korean time), Ahn Byung-hun tied 3 birdies, 2 eagles, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey to score a 3 under par 67. wrote it down.토토사이트
Ahn Byeong-hoon, who scored an interim total of 10 under par 130, tied for 3rd place with Adam Svensson (Canada), Lucas Glover, and Brendan Todd (above USA).
The gap with Russell Henry (USA, 12 under par, 128 strokes), the sole leader, is only two strokes.
Ahn Byeong-hoon, who returned to the regular tour this season, has so far recorded three top 10s in 28 tournaments. His best result was a tie for third place at the Scottish Open last month, but it seems to be continuing his momentum once again.
In particular, the result of this tournament is important for Ahn Byung-hoon, who is currently ranked 52nd in the FedEx Cup rankings, to advance to the playoffs.
In the playoffs starting next week, the 70th place in the FedEx Cup is given the right to advance. Ahn Byeong-hoon is currently in the rankings, but he is in a position to make the best possible grades because the rankings may change depending on the results of the last tournament.
Ahn Byeong-hoon, who started the game on the 10th hole (par 4), continued his par streak in the early stages, and then succeeded in putting a 20m eagle putt on the 15th hole (par 5), making the gallery enthusiastic.
However, in the 17th hole (par 4), he missed the tee shot and received a penalty stroke, shaking and offsetting the lead eagle with a double bogey.
Still, in the last 18th hole (par 4) in the first half, he caught a difficult birdie at a distance of 6m and finished with an under par.
Ahn Byeong-hoon, who added a birdie on the first hole of the second half (par 4), played inconsistently with bogey on the 4th hole (par 4), birdie on the 5th hole (par 5), and bogey on the 6th hole (par 4).
As a result, he was in a situation where he could hardly reduce the number of strokes even after catching many birdies.
In the midst of this, a miraculous shot came out on the last 18th hole (par 4). Ahn Byeong-hoon, who left 94 yards (approximately 86m) to the hole after putting his tee shot on the fairway, hit the second shot. After the ball hit the green, it ate backspin and was sucked into the hole cup.
The galleries went wild once again, and Ahn Byeong-hoon also showed his joy.
With this eagle, Byeong-hun Ahn finished the game in a good mood, raising his ranking again
Lim Seong-jae (25, CJ Logistics) also added 4 under par on the day, tying for 21st with an interim total of 5 under par and 135 strokes.
Kim Si-woo (28, CJ Logistics) is tied for 40th with an interim total of 3 under par and 137 strokes.
Im Seong-jae is 36th in the FedEx Cup rankings, and Kim Si-woo is 18th. After passing the cut, the chances of advancing to the playoffs are very high.
On the other hand, Lee Kyung-hoon (32, CJ Logistics) and Kim Seong-hyun (25, Shinhan Financial Group), who were important in this tournament to advance to the playoffs, were eliminated from the cut side by side.
Prior to this event, the FedEx Cup rankings were 73rd and 78th, respectively, and they are not expected to make it to the playoffs because they could not raise their rankings.