Shane Lowry and Robert MacIntyre have defied the odds to remain in contention with leader Tom Kim at the Travelers Championship.
Kim Taehyung celebrated his 22nd birthday on Friday by shooting a 62 in the first round and then a 5-under 65 to finish at 13-under in his final two rounds.
He finished his round with five perfect birdies and was pleased that his hard work was starting to pay off.
“I was playing really well and I knew what I was going to do on the golf course so just had to really execute my game plan, which is the way I did it, and scores are scores,” King said.
Sean Lowry made six birdies on Day 2
Lowry had six birdies and an eagle, missing a birdie on the 18th hole and finishing four shots behind King.
He holed a long birdie on the par-5 13th to bring his score to eight under for the day, but the Irishman ended up finishing at three under when the final horn blew.
Robert McIntyre Still in Contention
MacIntyre, who won the RBC Open earlier this month, made four birdies on each of his nine holes, including the final two holes, before falling five holes behind.
Kim Kardashian had a frustrating performance at the U.S. Open, but with the arrival of another birthday boy, Scottie Scheffler, Kim Kardashian led a large group of American players to charge forward.
Scottie Scheffler greets the audience
Scheffler, who sat with compatriots Collin Morikawa and Akshay Bhatia, had to wait out the match due to a thunderstorm that lasted three hours and also saw lightning in the area.
“I noticed something was wrong with my swing and felt like I was hitting the ball a lot better on these greens. I definitely felt some good momentum the last two days,” Scheffler said.
Akshay Bhatia watches his tee shot on the fourth hole
Bhatia, who is just five months younger than King and is equally competitive, having won the Valero Texas Open in April, was at 12 under at the end of the tournament before making bogey.
“I played really well,” Bhatia said.
“I feel like I’ve been working on my technique, especially this week, and I feel like my coach and I have found a feel that works, so we’re just trying to build on that and focus on that as much as I can.”
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