Lim Sung-jae's cut was eliminated after losing 9 strokes

Lee Kyung-hoon tied three birdies, an eagle, and a bogey on the second day of the tournament at the Innisbrook Resort Copperhead Course (par 71) in Palm Harbor, Florida, on the 23rd (Korea time) and recorded a 4-under 67.

Lee, who reduced his par by four pars on the previous day, jumped from a joint 72nd to a joint 15th by posting a four-under-par total of 138. Cameron Young of the U.S. and Adam Svensson of Canada rank the same as Lee.

It is only two strokes away from joint leaders such as Kevin Strillman, Chandler Phillips, Stuart Sink, Brendan Todd (USA), and McKenzie Hughes (Canada, 6-under 136), which can also aim for a championship competition.

While many players encountered difficulties due to bad weather, Lee displayed good performance. After birdieing at the first hole (par 5), Lee kept pars at nine consecutive holes through the 10th hole (par 4).

Afterwards, he had an eagle putt after 2 on at the 11th hole (par 5), drastically reducing his pars, and by one more stroke at the 12th hole (par 4). At the 15th hole (par 3), he had a 6.5-meter birdie putt to further elevate his ranking.

The final 18th hole (par 4) was the "okay tee" of the match. Lee made the only bogey in the second round after suffering from a hard time, including dropping his second shot into a bunker on the side of the green.

With 15 players unable to finish the game due to bad weather, Kim Sung-hyun (26, Shinhan Financial Group) tied for 57th with an even par of 142 strokes. With the cutoff Maginot Line hanging, it is likely to advance to the finals for now.

On the other hand, Lim Sung-jae (26) suffered the worst slump. On the day, he made a whopping nine over par 80 with one birdie, three bogeys, two double bogeys, and one triple bogey.

Lim Sung-jae, who recorded even par at nine holes in the first half, was hugely shaken up in the second half. His shots were widely shaken up, including a double bogey at the 11th (par 5) and a tee shot at the 13th (par 3), but he made a triple bogey and a double bogey again at the 14th (par 5) to collapse.

Lim Seong-jae, who showed the worst performance in losing eight pars in the second half alone, came in 146th with 10-over par 152nd overall. He ranked at the bottom of the 152nd players (three in the air), making it clear that he would fail to make the cut.

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