| Kyung-Hoon Lee. AP News |
Kyung-hoon Lee (31) continued his hopes of participating in the Tour Championship in the final round of the PGA Tour playoffs.
On the morning of the 20th (Korean time), Lee Kyung-hoon shot a 1-under 70 with three birdies and two bogeys in the second round of the PGA Tour BMW Championship (total prize of $15 million) held at Wilmington Country Club (par 71) in Wilmington, Delaware, USA on the morning of the 20th (Korean time). recorded Kyung-Hoon Lee was tied for 17th with a mid-total 4-under 138.
Lee Kyung-hoon, who is 34th in the FedEx Cup ranking this season, has to move up to 30th in the FedEx Cup ranking following this tournament to participate in the Tour Championship, the final match of the playoffs. Last season, Kyung-Hoon Lee was ranked 31st in the FedEx Cup rankings until the second round of the playoffs last season, and missed out on the Tour Championship, which is given to the top 30. Kyung-Hoon Lee is expected to be ranked 30th in the FedEx Cup rankings following finishing this tournament tied for 17th.
Kyung-Hoon Lee reduced the stroke by one on the 1st and 3rd holes. He lost one stroke on the 9th and 11th holes, but left 122 yards on the 16th (par 4) and made his under-par score by sending his second shot regarding a meter from the hole.
Adam Scott (Australia) took the sole lead with an 8-under 134, while World No. 1 Scotty Schaeffler, along with Jordan Spieth, Cameron Young (USA) and Cory Connors (Canada), tied for a 1st shot at 7-under 135. climbed on top Five players, including Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Xander Shopley, and Patrick Cantlay (USA), tied for sixth with a 6-under 136.
Sungjae Lim is tied for 22nd with a 3-under par 139. Im Seong-jae is ranked 11th in the FedEx Cup ranking and is likely to participate in the Tour Championship. On the other hand, Kim Joo-hyung, 25th in the FedEx Cup rankings, tied for 48th with an even-par 142 stroke, putting his advancement to the Tour Championship in jeopardy. It is expected that Kim Joo-hyung will be pushed out of the top 30 if he finishes the tournament with his current ranking. Si-woo Kim is 67th out of 68 players with a 6-over-par 148. Siwoo Kim is ranked 50th in the FedEx Cup rankings.
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