Noh Seung-Yeol Fires 8-Under, Continues Hot Streak at Korn Ferry Tour Finals

Tied for the Lead with Maichon by One Stroke in the Second Event

Secures Tour Card if Finishing in Top 20 at the Finals Championship

Maintaining Current Standing Could Boost Ranking Up to 12th

Noh Seung-Yeol's impressive run continues.

On September 18 (Korean time) at the Ohio State University Golf Club (Par 71, 7,445 yards) in Columbus, Ohio, United States, he carded an 8-under-par 63 to take the top spot on the leaderboard in the first round of the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship—the second event of the Korn Ferry (PGA's secondary tour) Tour Finals, which offers a total prize purse of 1.5 million dollars. Pichakson Maichon (Thailand) also joined him in a tie at the top.

Noh Seung-yul is teeing off at the 12th hole during the first round of the Conferi Tour Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship. Columbus=AFP Yonhap News Agency

This tournament is the second event in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals series. The PGA will award regular tour cards for next year to the top 20 players after a four-tournament stretch that concludes with the Korn Ferry Tour Championship (total prize money: 1.5 million dollars). Noh Seung-Yeol chose to play in this event, skipping the first leg of the PGA Tour's Fall Series—the Biltmore Championship, which offers a total prize purse of 5 million dollars and is being held during the same period.

Noh Seung-Yeol recorded one eagle, eight birdies, and two bogeys. Beginning his round on the 10th hole (par 4), he made an eagle on the 12th hole (par 5) with a two-on, one-putt. He immediately bounced back from a bogey on the 14th hole with a birdie on the 15th hole (both par 4). He then collected birdies on the 17th and 1st holes, three straight birdies from the 3rd to the 5th holes, and back-to-back birdies again on the 7th and 8th holes. However, his tee shot landed in the right rough on the final 9th hole (par 4), resulting in a closing bogey—a slight disappointment.

Noh Seung-Yeol is tied for the lead by one stroke and now has a chance to claim his second career win on the Korn Ferry Tour, 13 years after his first victory at this very event in 2013. He also has one PGA Tour win, which came at the Zurich Classic in 2014. Currently, Noh Seung-Yeol is ranked 49th in the Korn Ferry Tour points standings, and maintaining his current momentum could propel him as high as 12th.

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