Chikkarangappa S. achieved his second-best finish of the season on the Asian Tour with a tied-20th position in Korea.
Chikkarangappa S., the 29-year-old golfer with 15 wins on the PGTI, shot 69-73-75-73 (6-over 290) to finish tied for 20th in the prestigious US$ 1 million 65th Kolon Korea Open held at Woo Jeong Hills CC in South Korea.
Honey Baisoya was the only other Indian pro to make the cut, shooting scores of 73-72-75-85 (21-over 306) to finish 59th.
Other Indians who missed the cut at 5-over 146 included –
Viraj Madappa – 74-76 (+8)
S.S.P. Chawrasia – 74-76 (+8)
Karandeep Kochhar – 80-71 (+9)
Ajeetesh Sandhu – 77-76 (+11)
Rahil Gangjee – 76-77 (+11)
The course setup at Woo Jeong Hills CC received criticism from professionals on Twitter, with many expressing their dissatisfaction over the U.S. Open-style course conditions for an Asian Tour event.
If the Course Designer wanted it to play like the KGA set it up… He’d have no jobs. 6 to 8 inch rough, 9 yard wide fairways on sloping terrain with NO 1st cut…This is crazy for 450y par 4’s. The pin placements…. Well this is the Korean Open #GolfLife #JustSayn #Cooked https://t.co/8W1A5BAETK
— Scott Hend (@hendygolf) June 25, 2023
The Asian Tour will now take a two month hiatus before returning for the US$ 2mn International Series England from Aug. 17-20 followed by Scotland the next week.
Credits:-
Photo – Asian Tour