Tom Kim Remains Co-Leader After 2nd Round of Scottish Open; Scheffler Misses Cut for First Time in 4 Years

Tom Kim has maintained his position as a co-leader for the second consecutive day at the Genesis Scottish Open (total prize money of $9 million), co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour.

On the 10th (local time), Kim carded a 4-under 66 in the second round of the tournament held at The Renaissance Club (par 70) in North Berwick, Scotland, recording one eagle, three birdies, and one bogey.

After finishing the first round tied for the lead at 5-under, Kim reached a total of 9-under 131, placing him in a three-way tie for the lead alongside Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Jordan Smith (England).

Kim, who has shown signs of a resurgence recently, including a third-place finish at the U.S. Open last month, continues his pursuit of victory at this event, which serves as a lead-up to The Open Championship, the final major of the season, starting on July 16.

Starting his round on the 1st hole, Kim stumbled early with a three-putt bogey on the 3rd hole (par 3) but managed to reduce his score on the front nine by sinking an eagle on the 7th hole (par 5).

On the back nine, he sank a birdie putt from approximately 10 meters on the 13th hole (par 4) and showcased his late-game strength with consecutive birdies on the 16th (par 4) and 17th (par 3) holes.

McIlroy, who successfully defended his title at the Masters Tournament in April, also cruised toward his second win of the season, while Smith, who has yet to win on the PGA Tour, joined the co-leaders after shaving 7 strokes off his score today.

Min Woo Lee (Australia) and Matt Fitzpatrick (England) are tied for 4th place (8-under 132), while defending champion Chris Gotterup (USA), who has secured three wins this season including last week's John Deere Classic, finished the second round in a tie for 6th (7-under 133).

Si Woo Kim, currently ranked 7th in the FedEx Cup standings, improved his score by 3 strokes today, jumping 34 spots from the first round to tie for 38th (3-under 137).

Jon Rahm (Spain), Adam Scott (Australia), and Viktor Hovland (Norway) barely made the cut, tying for 49th (2-under 138).

With the cut line set at 2-under for those tied for 49th, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) dropped two strokes today, finishing with an even-par 140 and missing the cut.

This marks Scheffler's first missed cut in a PGA Tour event in nearly four years, since the St. Jude Championship in August 2022.

Aside from Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim, no other Korean players made the cut.

Lee Jung-hwan (3-over 143), Im Sung-jae, Choi Seung-bin (both 4-over 144), Kim Baek-jun (9-over 149), and Ok Tae-hoon (10-over 150) all ended their tournament early.

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