Tom Kim Ties for 19th After 3-Under 68 in Second Round of PGA John Deere Classic

Tom Kim has reached the midway point of the PGA Tour John Deere Classic (total prize money of $8.8 million) tied for 19th place.

On Saturday (July 4, KST), Kim carded a 3-under 68 in the second round at TPC Deere Run (par 71) in Silvis, Illinois, with five birdies and two bogeys.

With a two-round total of 7-under 135, Kim sits one stroke behind the group tied for 11th and three strokes behind the group tied for 4th.

Kim started his round with a birdie on the 10th hole (par 5). Although he bogeyed the 11th hole (par 4), he sank a 5.2-meter birdie putt on the 13th hole (par 4) and added another birdie on the 14th hole (par 4).

He further improved his standing to a tie for 4th after picking up another stroke on the 17th hole (par 5), finishing the front nine at 3-under.

On the back nine, Kim reached the green in two on the 2nd hole (par 5) and two-putted for birdie, briefly climbing into a tie for 2nd place.

However, he was unable to lower his score further after that.

He ended the round on a disappointing note, including a three-putt bogey on the 5th hole (par 4).

Im Sung-jae, who also competed, shot a 2-under 69 with five birdies and three bogeys, bringing his total to 5-under 137 and placing him in a tie for 37th.

Noh Seung-yul shot a 1-over 72, finishing with a total of 4-over 146 and failing to make the cut.

Lucas Glover (USA), who was tied for the lead after the first round, fired a 6-under 65 with six birdies and no bogeys on this day, taking sole possession of the lead at 14-under 128.

Lee Hodges (USA) is in 2nd place at 12-under 130, while Zac Blair (USA), who shared the first-round lead with Glover, sits in 3rd at 11-under 131.

World No. 14 Chris Gotterup (USA) and World No. 16 Ben Griffin are tied for 11th at 8-under 134.

Defending champion Brian Campbell (USA) finished at even par 142 and failed to make the cut.

Meanwhile, play was suspended due to inclement weather with six players having one hole left to complete.

Except for Luke Gutscheski (USA), who is tied for 19th, most of these players are in the middle to lower ranks and did not affect the leaderboard at the top.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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