Chan Kim eagles 4th again, stretches lead to 5 in the ISCO Championship
On Thursday at Hurstbourne Country Club, Kim holed out from 123 yards on No. 4 and shot a 61 to take a four-shot lead in the opposite-field PGA Tour event also sanctioned by the European tour.
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'Obviously, the hole-out on 4 again,' Kim said. 'I don't know what the odds are of doing that, but boy, if I could make four 2s on that hole I'd be very happy.'
Kim also holed a 35-foot birdie chip on the par-4 eighth to get to 11 under — with Kris Ventura (64) and Vince Whaley (67) and Thomas Rosenmueller (69) tied for second at 6 under.
'I think this is a course where you just have to stay patient,' said Kim, the 35-year-old former Arizona State player who was born in South Korea and grew up in Hawaii. "I know I shot 9 under yesterday, but the course is not playing that easy.'
An eight time winner on the Japan Golf Tour, he's chasing his first PGA Tour title.
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'Just keep my foot down.' Kim said. 'I know that these guys are so good, somebody's going to catch up. I already know that. The best I can do is handle myself the way I did when I won all those events and that's just to stay patient and play my game.'
The tournament winner will receive a two-year exemption and a PGA Championship spot next year. No one in the field is in the British Open next week. Harry Hall, the winner in a playoff last year at Keene Trace, qualified for the British Open and is playing the Scottish Open.
Kim opened with a birdie on the par-5 10th, then dropped strokes on the par-4 11th, 16th and first holes. He eagled the fourth after hitting a 333-yard drive just short of the green, birdied the the par-5 seventh and holed the chip on No. 8.
'I think it's very important to accept that when you do make a mistake, just accept it and go out there with full confidence and plan your next shot and see what you can do from there,' Kim said.
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David Skinns (64), was 5 under with Rico Hoey (67), Zac Blair (66), Kevin Kisner (69), Nick Hardy (68), Callum Tarren (68), Paul Peterson (68) and Beau Hossler (68).
Auburn junior Jackson Koivun was 1 under after a 66. He tied for 11th last week in the John Deere Classic.
Kentucky native J.B. Holmes missed the cut with rounds of 74 and 72. He played on a sponsor exemption.
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