Veteran Kang Gyeong-nam takes sole lead on the first day of GS Caltex Maekyung Open
Rookie Jang Yu-bin and others tied for second place, one stroke behind.
Kang Gyeongnam
Kang Gyeong-nam, a veteran of 11 wins on the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Tour, got off to a good start on the first day of the 43rd GS Caltex Maekyung Open.
In the first round of the tournament held at Namseoul Country Club (par 71) in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 2nd, Kang Gyeong-nam swept 6 birdies and hit 6 under par 65 without a bogey. 메이저사이트
Kang Gyeong-nam, who beat the second-place group by one stroke, rose to the sole lead.
Kang Gyeong-nam, who has 11 wins in total, has not been able to add wins since the opening of the Bizplay Electronic Newspaper in September 2021.
Kang Gyeong-nam, who started from the 10th hole, made birdies in 4 consecutive holes from the 12th to the 15th hole, and also took the lead by reducing one stroke on the 18th hole (par 4).
In the 4th hole (par 4), he hit his second shot with a 7-iron on the green and then made a birdie with 2 putts to take the lead. 슬롯사이트
Kang Gyeong-nam, who is now 41 years old and has entered his 21st year of tour experience, said, “It takes a lot of strength to compete with young players who hit long shots,” and added, “To compete with them, I carry my bicycle in the trunk of my car and exercise my lower body whenever I have time.”
He added that recently, after taking putt lessons, his putt improved and his confidence returned.
Rookie Jang Yu-bin, Korean-Canadian Lee Tae-hoon, Miguel Carballo (Argentina), and Kim Woo-hyun were named in a tie for second place (5 under par, 66 strokes), one stroke behind Kang Gyeong-nam.
In addition, Park Sang-hyun, who is the same age as Kang Gyeong-nam and has 12 wins in total, tied for 6th place with Lee Jeong-hwan and others with 4 under par 67 strokes.
Last year’s grand prize winner Ham Jeong-woo, who was away at the beginning of the season to participate in the Korn Ferry Tour, the second division tour of the PGA of America, finished the first day with 3 under par 68 in his first domestic tournament of the season. 토토사이트 순위