SEOUL, South Korea (Yonhap) (Yonhap) – South Korea’s Sung Hyun Kim fired a 7-under-par round on the second day of the 3M Open ($7.8 million purse) on the U.S. Professional Golf (PGA) Tour.Kim carded seven birdies and no bogeys for a 7-under 64 in the second round of the tournament at the par-71 TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, U.S., on Monday (July 29).Six players did not finish the second round due to inclement weather.Sung Hyun Kim, who was even par in the first round, moved up 70 spots to tie for 13th place at 7-under 135.He is eight strokes behind leader Lee Hodges (15-under-par 127).Kim, who joined the PGA Tour last year from the Confederation Tour, sportstotozonecom is looking for his first top-10 finish of the year.Kim has moved up to No. 74 in the FedExCup standings, indicating he could make the playoffs. Only the top 70 players qualify for the playoffs.After starting on the 10th hole, Kim reeled off five straight birdies on Nos. 11-15, including a birdie on the 18th (par-5) to cut the deficit to six strokes at the halfway point.In the second half, he birdied the third (par-4) and finished the round without a bogey.Kim’s short game was on full display in the second round, as he ranked first in Putting Gain Strokes Gained (4.93) and Scrambling (100% – 6).Scrambling is defined as not getting the ball on the green in regulation, but still making par, birdie, etc.
