Kim Joo-hyung’s top 20 “Joo-Dance”
In the second round of the 106th PGA Championship held at Valhalla Golf Club (par 71, 7,609 yards) in Louisville, Kentucky, on the 18th (Korea time), Shopley tied four birdies and a bogey to hit a 3-under 68.
Shopley, who took the lead with a 9-under 62 by sweeping nine birdies without a bogey in the first round, kept the top of the leaderboard with a 12-under 130 overall.
Due to the sunset, some players passed the second round to the next day without completing it, but Shopley is expected to maintain the lead based on the end of the round.
In the early morning of the 17th local time, an employee of a tournament supplier was killed by a shuttle bus on a road near the golf course, delaying the start of the second round by 1 hour and 20 minutes, and 18 people failed to complete the second round as a result.
Shopley, who led the way despite the chaotic situation, aimed to win her first major championship trophy since the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2022, along with “relieving the winning drought.”
Shopley, who set a tie record for the minimum number of hits in a major tournament in the first round, made four birdies by the 10th hole (par 5), but failed to reduce the number of strokes further after the flow was cut off due to bogey on the 11th hole (par 3).
“It’s only the second round and 36 holes have passed,” Shopley said. “The start of the tournament is really good. We’re playing well.”
Colin Morikawa ranked second (11 under par 131) by one stroke, and Sahis Shigala (USA) ranked third (10 under par 132).
Scottie Scheffler of the U.S., the world’s No. 1 player who is trying to win two consecutive major tournaments after last month’s Masters, is tied for fourth with a 9-under 133.
Scheffler was heading to the golf course for the game and was arrested after driving without following the instructions of a police officer who was recovering on a busy road after the accident.
Defending champion Brooks Koepka followed with a 7-under-par 135 overall, and Justin Thomas of the U.S. with a 6-under-par 136 total.
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), the winner of the 2012 and 2014 tournaments, failed to reduce the number of strokes on the day, ranking in the top 20 with 5-under 137.
Among Korean players, Kim Joo-hyung performed the best with 5-under par, the same as McIlroy.
Kim Joo-hyung, who was tied for fifth in the first round, made four birdies on the day, but his ranking fell without reducing the number of strokes with two bogeys and a double bogey.
Ahn Byung-hoon shot a 4-under 138, and Kim Sung-hyun shot a 1-under 141.
Im Sung-jae had 145 shots at 3-over par, and Kim Si-woo and Yang Yong-eun had 147 shots at 5-over par, making it difficult for them to pass the cut. The expected cut standard is 1 under par.
Tiger Woods (USA), the “Golf Emperor,” lost six shots on the day alone and remained at the bottom with a 7-over par 149 overall, making the cut.
Woods participated in three competitions this year, including this one, but withdrew from the second round due to cold symptoms at the Genesis Invitational in February and ranked 60th at the Masters last month. He also failed to pass the cut in this year’s event.토토사이트 순위
It is the fifth time in five years and the fifth time in his career that Woods failed to make the cut at the PGA Championship since 2019.
“I have to play more games. Unfortunately, I couldn’t participate in many competitions,” he said. “I hope that through practice sessions at home, everything will be harmonized and I can prepare for Pinehurst (the U.S. Open in June).”