Jang Yu-bin, KPGA Tour Bizplay Wonder Club Open 2nd round 12 under par leader
Jang Yu-bin, KPGA Tour Bizplay Wonder Club Open 2nd round 12 under par leader
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Jang Yu-bin competed for the lead for two consecutive days in the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Tour Biz Play/Wonder
Club Open (total prize money of 700 million won).
Jang Yu-bin recorded 5 under par 66 with 7 birdies and 1 double bogey in the second round of the second day of the
tournament held at Incheon Club 72CC Haneul Course (par 71, 7,103 yards) on the 28th.
Jang Yu-bin, who shot a total of 130 strokes, 12 under par, is currently in sole first place, one stroke ahead of Seo Yo-seop,
who is in sole second place, as of 4:45 p.m.
Jang Yu-bin won the Gunsan CC Open in August last year while still an amateur, and later won the gold medal in the men's
team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games in October.
He turned professional after the Asian Games and finished second twice this year, and tied for third at the Korea Open last
week.
Jang Yu-bin, who has not won this season but is ranked first in average strokes (69.81 strokes), said in a post-game
interview, "This year, my putting has improved and my confidence has grown, and this is leading to my performance," and
"However, I could not get past the final step to winning. “I think there is,” he said.
He is ranked first in average distance this season with 313.3 yards. “Today’s 17th hole (par 4) double bogey was also a long
hitter, so my accuracy was a little low and I made a tee shot mistake,” he said. “If you lose a lot of points in one hole like
this,” he said. “There are often,” he said, pointing out 추천 points that need to be improved.
Jang Yu-bin said, "This season's goal is to win the Genesis Award," and added, "This course requires a strategy of cutting
the ball rather than just sending it far, so wedge shots and putting battles will be important," revealing her strategy for the
remaining 3rd and 4th rounds.
Seo Yo-seop, who was in the lead in the first round, is now 11 under par with 4 holes left after reducing his score by 3
strokes, and is chasing the leader Jang Yu-bin.
Seo Yo-seop is attempting his 6th win on the tour in 1 year and 9 months since the LX Championship in September 2022.
Choi Jin-ho, who finished the second round, and Choi Seung-bin, who still have four holes remaining, are tied for third
place with 10 under par.
Kim Min-kyu, who won the Korea Open last week, lost 6 strokes on this day and finished with a 6-over par 148, falling
outside the top 100 and making the cut difficult.