Seongjae Lim leads the PGA Tour 3M Open 1R jointly… 2nd win of the season
Input 2022.07.22 (09:11)
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Im Seong-jae (24) tied for the lead on the first day of the 3M Open on the PGA Tour (total prize money of $7.5 million).
In the first round of the tournament held at TPC Twin Cities (par 71, 7,431 yards) in Blaine, Minnesota, USA on the 22nd (Korean time), Im Seong-jae tied 7 birdies and 1 bogey to hit a 6-under-par 65.
Im Sung-jae, who tied for first place with Scott Pierce (USA), increased expectations for his second win of the season by two strokes away from the tie for third place including Tom Ho and Tony Pinau (USA).
Sungjae Lim won his first championship of the season at the Schreiners Children’s Open in October last year.
Seongjae Lim, who suffered from muscle cramps after the US Open held last month and had a sluggish appearance at the Genesis Scottish Open (tied 81st) and The Open (cut off cut), showed a perfect recovery in this tournament.
Sungjae Lim, who started the game with a birdie putt of about 8.5m on the 10th hole (par 4), added birdies on the 12th hole (par 5) and the 16th hole (par 4) and finished the first half with 3 birdies and 1 bogey. .
After that, from the fourth hole (par 3) of the second half, he continued his birdie march with the best sense of putting.
On the 4th hole, after dropping a tee shot 4.5m next to the hole, he caught a birdie, and after putting the ball on the green on the 6th (par 5) and 7th (par 4) holes, he made a continuous birdie with just one putt each. Written.
On the last hole (par 4) on the 9th hole (par 4), Im Seongjae calmly made an 8m birdie putt and placed his name at the top of the leaderboard.
Noh Seung-yeol (31), who had been sluggish enough to be tied for 30th this season was the best result, rose to a tie for 17th with a 2-under-par 69 in the first round, raising hopes of entering the top 10 for the first time of the season.
Noh Seung-yeol, who started the game on the 10th hole, recorded a double bogey after his tee shot fell into the water on the 17th hole (par 3), but his second shot from the 9th hole flew 155m and caught the lucky eagle that went straight into the hole. I finished the first day happily.
Kim Joo-hyeong (20), who participated in the tournament as a special temporary member, hit two birdies, two bogeys, and one double bogey, resulting in a sluggish 2-over par 73.
Choi Kyung-ju (52) also finished with a par 73 2-over, and Sung-hoon Kang (35) hit a 5-over par 76 and was in danger of being eliminated from the cut.
Adam Svensson (Canada), who was selected as the No. 1 Power Ranking for this tournament by the PGA Tour, finished tied for 73rd by hitting a 2-over par 73.
Chez Libby, who won the Barracuda Championship last week, was tied for 110th with a 4-over par, and JT Poston (USA), who won the John Deere Classic on the 4th, was also sluggish with an even-par (tying 35th).
Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), who was rumored to be joining LIV Golf, withdrew from the tournament after finishing the first round with a 6-over-par 77.
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