Byung-Hun An and Richard T. Lee Shoot 5-Under... "A Strong Start"

Tied for Fifth in First Round of LIV Golf UK
Herbert Leads at 11 Under Par, DeChambeau in Second Place
Song Younghan in 22nd, Moon Doyeob and Kim Minkyu Tied for 38th

Byung-Hun An is off to a refreshing start.

On July 24 (Korea Standard Time), at the JCB Golf & Country Club (par 72) in Rochester, England, he carded six birdies and one bogey in the first round of LIV Golf UK (total prize money of 30 million dollars). Byung-Hun An shot a 5-under 67, tying for 5th place alongside Canadian-Korean Taehun Lee. Lucas Herbert (Australia) stormed into the lead with one eagle and nine birdies for an 11-under 61.

Byung-Hun An scored 5 under par 67 in the first round of LIV Golf UK, tying for 5th place. Photo by Reuters Yonhap News

Starting on the 10th hole, Byung-Hun An made his first birdie on the par-5 13th hole. After exchanging a birdie on the par-4 16th hole for a bogey on the par-3 17th, he climbed the leaderboard with back-to-back birdies on holes 1 and 3. He added two more birdies on the par-5 6th and the final par-3 9th hole, putting himself in contention for the title. He averaged 1.44 putts per hole. He trails the leader by six strokes.

Byung-Hun An played on the PGA Tour in the United States until last year before transferring to LIV Golf this year. While he has yet to win on the PGA Tour, he has recorded two career victories on the DP World Tour. His best individual finish in LIV Golf was a tie for 9th place at the Riyadh tournament in February.

'The Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau (USA) is in second place at 8-under 64, just three shots behind, and is mounting a chase. Harold Varner III (USA) and Tyrrell Hatton (England) are tied for 3rd at 6-under 66. Marc Leishman (Australia) and Ian Poulter (England) are tied for 7th at 4-under 68, Cameron Smith (Australia) is tied for 16th at 3-under 69, and Talor Gooch (USA) is tied for 22nd at 1-under 71.

For Korea, Younghan Song carded four birdies and three bogeys to join the group tied for 22nd. Do-Yeob Moon and Minkyu Kim finished the first round tied for 38th at 1-over 73. Strong title contender Jon Rahm (Spain) lost a stroke and is also tied for 38th.

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