Shin Sanghun catches fire at 5 under... "The power of being No. 1 in Genesis Points"

Genesis Championship Round 1: One Stroke Back in Second
Jarvis Leads; Kim Siwoo Tied for Third
Fox Tied for Eighth; Im Seongjae and Choi Seungbin Tied for 33rd

Shin Sanghun, the leader in the Genesis Points standings, took a step toward a DP World Tour victory.

Shin carded six birdies and one bogey in the first round of the Genesis Championship, co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and KPGA Tour, at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club (par 71) in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, on the 22nd. He shot a 5-under-par 66 to sit in second place, behind Casey Jarvis of South Africa.

Shin Sang-hoon hits a tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the Genesis Championship. Courtesy of KPGA.

Shin qualified for the tournament as one of the top 36 players in the KPGA Tour Genesis Points standings. He made a strong start with a birdie on the first hole (par 4), then immediately made up for a bogey on the fourth (par 3) with a birdie on the fifth (par 5). He went on to card four more birdies, on the ninth, 11th, 12th and final 18th holes. Sitting in second place, one stroke off the lead, he has a chance to claim his fourth career victory on the Korean tour and his first on the DP World Tour.

Kim Siwoo, a member of the U.S. PGA Tour, was tied for third at 4-under-par 67. Ryan Fox of New Zealand, winner of this year's major championship, The Open, finished the first round tied for eighth at 3-under-par 68.

Lee Daehan and Lee Sangyeop were tied for 12th at 2-under-par 69, while Eom Jaewoong was tied for 20th at 1-under-par 70. The much-anticipated Im Seongjae, Choi Seungbin, Jo Wooyoung, Moon Doyeop and Lee Soomin were among those tied for 33rd at even-par 71.

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