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05/22 17:51 CDT Si Woo Kim just misses history at Byron Nelson, settling for 60
after a bogey on the final hole
Si Woo Kim just misses history at Byron Nelson, settling for 60 after a bogey
on the final hole
By SCHUYLER DIXON
AP Sports Writer
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) --- Si Woo Kim just missed out on a 59 at the CJ Cup Byron
Nelson on Friday, bogeying the final hole when a par would have given him the
16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.
The 30-year-old South Korean put himself in position to break 60 with a curling
17-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-3 17th hole at TPC Craig Ranch.
It was his 12th birdie of the day, putting him at 12 under on the par-71 layout.
Kim was in the fairway on the 18th, but blasted his second shot over the green.
His chip coming back stopped about 19 feet short of the hole, and his putt for
par lacked pace and broke to the right for his only bogey of the day. Kim shot
11-under 60 for a five-shot lead after two rounds.
The 18th at Craig Ranch is a par 4 for the first time in the six Nelson
tournaments it has hosted. A $25 million overhaul designed by Lanny Wadkins
turned it into a par 4, and it has played as the hardest hole on the course
through two rounds.
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