5 out of 6 S. Koreans miss cut at Open Championship
Im Sung-jae shot an even 71 in the second round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Friday (local time), with a birdie and a bogey. It was Im's second straight round of 71 on this par-71 course. He is in a 17-way tie for 34th place.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler soared to the top of the leaderboard at 10-under after firing a 64 on Friday.
The cut line was one-over 143, and the five other South Korean players finished above it.
Tom Kim went from tying for 10th after the opening round to missing the cut at three-over after carding a 76 in the second round with a birdie, four bogeys and one double bogey.
Kim Si-woo, who went 74-71, also finished at three-over, while Song Young-han, a Japanese tour player, ended up at four-over after shooting back-to-back 73s.
An Byeong-hun's 71 in the second round wasn't enough to negate his opening round of 76. Choi Kyoung-ju, an eight-time PGA Tour winner playing in his first Open Championship in 11 years, finished at 13-over -- the third-worst score in the field.(Yonhap)
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