Kim Joo-hyung Maintains Lead at Genesis Scottish Open; Scheffler Misses Cut for First Time in 4 Years

Kim Joo-hyung has maintained a share of the lead for the second consecutive day at the Genesis Scottish Open (total prize money of $9 million), an event co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour.

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

After finishing the first round at 5-under to tie for the lead, Kim reached a total of 9-under 131, placing him in a three-way tie for the top spot 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 recovered by sinking an eagle on the 7th hole (par 5) to reduce his score before the turn.

On the back nine, he sank a birdie putt of approximately 10 meters on the 13th hole (par 4) and demonstrated strong finishing power 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 is still seeking his first PGA Tour victory, joined the tie for the lead after shaving seven strokes off his score today.

Min Woo Lee (Australia) and Matt Fitzpatrick (England) are tied for 4th at 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 at 7-under 133.

Kim Si-woo, currently ranked 7th in the FedEx Cup standings, shaved three strokes off his score today to climb 34 spots from the first round into a tie for 38th at 3-under 137.

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

While the cut line was set at 2-under 138, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) struggled, losing two strokes today to finish at even par 140, resulting in him 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 Kim Joo-hyung and Kim Si-woo, no other Korean players made the cut.

Lee Jung-hwan (3-over 143), Im Sung-jae and 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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