March 28-31
Corales Golf Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
$3,000,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
Players from four countries occupy the top four spots on the @CoralesChamp leaderboard.
โ PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) 29 March 2019
?? @MattJonesGolf -6
?? @Joel_Dahmen -6
?? @Dunners11 -6
?? Sungjae Im -5
Leaderboard: https://t.co/13dBlBg26H pic.twitter.com/RHIrHvz2Wv
South Korean Im Sung-jae shook off an early double bogey to card a five-under par 67 and grab a one-shot lead on Friday at the US PGA Tour's Corales Puntacana Resort Championship.
Im had a 10-under par total of 137 after two rounds in the Dominican Republic and a one-stroke lead over Australian Aaron Baddeley , Ireland's Paul Dunne and Americans George McNeill and Jonathan Byrd .
On the eve of his 21st birthday, PGA Tour rookie Im positioned himself for a weekend run at a first tour title.
Ranked 59th in the world, Im is hoping for a performance that will boost him into the top 50 and into the Masters at Augusta National in two weeks.
He teed off on 10 and needed five to get down at the par-three 11th, where he found a greenside bunker.
"After that bad start, my goal was to remain calm throughout the rest of my round," Im said. "I'm hitting the ball really well, so I think that led to a lot of my birdies."
Im gathered steam with four birdies before the turn and added four more with one more bogey coming in.
Im has some experienced challengers hot on his heels.
Baddeley, seeking a fifth PGA Tour title, strung together five of his seven birdies in a row from the third through the seventh holes and had reached 10-under for the tournament before a bogey at 15.
He finished with a five-under 67 for a nine-under total of 135.
He was joined there by McNeill -- who had seven birdies without a bogey in his 65 -- plus Dunne, who also shook off a double-bogey on the way to a three-under 69, and Byrd, who had five birdies without a bogey in his 67.
Byrd goes into the weekend seeking a sixth US PGA Tour title, but his first since the 2011 Tournament of Champions.
Baddeley, who finished tied for second at the Puerto Rico Open in February, said he was enjoying his first appearance in this tournament, played opposite the elite WGC-Match Play Championship.
"Everything is calm, it's relaxed, very laid back," he said, likening it to Puerto Rico.
Thursday and Friday were no holiday, however, for former NFL Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who followed up his first-round 79 with an 80 to bring his challenge on a sponsor's exemption to a close.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
Score |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
-10 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
T2 |
Jonathan Byrd | USA |
-9 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T2 |
Aaron Baddeley | AUS |
-9 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T2 |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
-9 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T2 |
George McNeill | USA |
-9 |
70 |
65 |
135 |
6 |
Jonas Blixt | SWE |
-8 |
71 |
65 |
136 |
T7 |
Joel Dahmen | USA |
-7 |
66 |
71 |
137 |
T7 |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
-7 |
73 |
64 |
137 |
T7 |
Kelly Kraft | USA |
-7 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T7 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
-7 |
66 |
71 |
137 |
T11 |
Sang-Moon Bae | KOR |
-6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T11 |
Grayson Murray | USA |
-6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T11 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
-6 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
T11 |
Carlos Ortiz | MEX |
-6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T11 |
Stephan Jaeger | GER |
-6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T11 |
Benjamin Silverman | CAN |
-6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T11 |
Jim Knous | USA |
-6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T11 |
Chris Stroud | USA |
-6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T11 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
-6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T11 |
Tyrone van Aswegen | RSA |
-6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T11 |
Denny McCarthy | USA |
-6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T11 |
Sepp Straka | AUT |
-6 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T11 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-6 |
72 |
66 |
138 |
T11 |
Brady Schnell | USA |
-6 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T25 |
Ben Crane | USA |
-5 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T25 |
Parker McLachlin | USA |
-5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T25 |
Derek Fathauer | USA |
-5 |
73 |
66 |
139 |
T25 |
Jim Herman | USA |
-5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T25 |
Mackenzie Hughes | CAN |
-5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T25 |
Charlie Beljan | USA |
-5 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T25 |
Fredrik Jacobson | SWE |
-5 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T25 |
Chip McDaniel | USA |
-5 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T25 |
Kramer Hickok | USA |
-5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T25 |
Seung-Su Han | KOR |
-5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T25 |
Adam Schenk | USA |
-5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T25 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR |
-5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T37 |
Seamus Power | IRL |
-4 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T37 |
Brice Garnett | USA |
-4 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T37 |
John Merrick | USA |
-4 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T37 |
Max Homa | USA |
-4 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T37 |
Seth Reeves | USA |
-4 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T42 |
John Senden | AUS |
-3 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T42 |
Cameron Tringale | USA |
-3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T42 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
-3 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T42 |
Julian Etulain | ARG |
-3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T42 |
D. J. Trahan | USA |
-3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T42 |
Shawn Stefani | USA |
-3 |
74 |
67 |
141 |
T42 |
Brendon Todd | USA |
-3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T42 |
Daniel Chopra | SWE |
-3 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T42 |
Jason Bohn | USA |
-3 |
76 |
65 |
141 |
T42 |
Dominic Bozzelli | USA |
-3 |
74 |
67 |
141 |
T42 |
Harris English | USA |
-3 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T42 |
Trey Mullinax | USA |
-3 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T54 |
Chad Campbell | USA |
-2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T54 |
David Hearn | CAN |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T54 |
Omar Uresti | USA |
-2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T54 |
Brandon Harkins | USA |
-2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T54 |
Hunter Mahan | USA |
-2 |
74 |
68 |
142 |
T54 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T54 |
Alex Prugh | USA |
-2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T54 |
Rory Sabbatini | SVK |
-2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T54 |
John Chin | USA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T54 |
Sam Burns | USA |
-2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T54 |
Hank Lebioda | USA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T54 |
Julio Santos | DOM |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T54 |
Curtis Luck | AUS |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T54 |
David Lipsky | USA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T54 |
Joey Garber | USA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T54 |
Ryan Vermeer | USA |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T54 |
Chris Couch | USA |
-2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T54 |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T54 |
Roberto Diaz | MEX |
-2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T54 |
Wes Roach | USA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T54 |
Martin Piller | USA |
-2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
CUT |
Brian Davis | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
CUT |
Brian Stuard | USA |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
CUT |
David Lingmerth | SWE |
-1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
CUT |
J. J. Henry | USA |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
CUT |
Johnson Wagner | USA |
-1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
CUT |
Nick Hardy | USA |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
CUT |
Rafael Campos | PRI |
-1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
CUT |
Ricky Barnes | USA |
-1 |
77 |
66 |
143 |
CUT |
Robert Streb | USA |
-1 |
75 |
68 |
143 |
CUT |
Roger Sloan | CAN |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
CUT |
Chase Wright | USA |
Par |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Corey Conners | CAN |
Par |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Davis Love III | USA |
Par |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Josh Teater | USA |
Par |
74 |
70 |
144 |
CUT |
Nate Lashley | USA |
Par |
70 |
74 |
144 |
CUT |
Tom Hoge | USA |
Par |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Trevor Immelman | RSA |
Par |
73 |
71 |
144 |
CUT |
Adam Svensson | CAN |
1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Arjun Atwal | IND |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Cameron Davis | AUS |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Davis Love IV | USA |
1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
CUT |
Hudson Swafford | USA |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Juan Delgado | DOM |
1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Matthew Every | USA |
1 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
CUT |
Nicholas Lindheim | USA |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Tommy Gainey | USA |
1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Hiram Silfa | DOM |
2 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
CUT |
Joaquin Niemann | CHI |
2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
John Rollins | USA |
2 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
CUT |
Justin Bertsch | USA |
2 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
CUT |
Kyle Jones | USA |
2 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
CUT |
Tim Herron | USA |
2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
Anders Albertson | USA |
3 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
CUT |
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | MEX |
3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
CUT |
Robert Allenby | AUS |
3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
CUT |
Billy Hurley III | USA |
4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
CUT |
Chris Thompson | USA |
4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
Dicky Pride | USA |
4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
CUT |
Mike Ballo Jr. | USA |
4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
D. A. Points | USA |
5 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
CUT |
Jacob Eggers | USA |
5 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
CUT |
Rhadames Pena | DOM |
5 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
CUT |
Fabian Gomez | ARG |
6 |
78 |
72 |
150 |
CUT |
Heath Slocum | USA |
6 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
CUT |
Alex Cejka | GER |
7 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
CUT |
Andres Romero | ARG |
7 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
CUT |
Theo Humphrey | USA |
7 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
CUT |
Tom Lovelady | USA |
7 |
81 |
70 |
151 |
CUT |
Cameron Beckman | USA |
8 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
CUT |
Zachary Zaback | USA |
8 |
79 |
73 |
152 |
CUT |
Jonathan Kaye | USA |
9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
CUT |
Tony Romo | USA |
15 |
79 |
80 |
159 |
CUT |
George Riley | USA |
18 |
85 |
77 |
162 |
RET |
Brendon de Jonge | ZIM |
Par |
78 |
- |
78 |
RET |
David Duval | USA |
Par |
77 |
- |
77 |
RET |
Eric Axley | USA |
Par |
75 |
- |
75 |
RET |
Troy Matteson | USA |
Par |
84 |
- |
84 |