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Golf: Sungjae Im, Mitchell one behind leaders Cantlay and Schauffele at Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Golf: Sungjae Im, Mitchell one behind leaders Cantlay and Schauffele at Zurich Classic of New OrleansApril 22, 2023New Orleans (USA), April 22 (IANS) Korea’s Sungjae Im and his American partner Keith Mitchell continued to blossom as they combined for a sparkling 5-under 67 Foursomes session to sit one back of leaders Wyndham Clark/Beau Hossler at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, here.Im and Mitchell clicked superbly in the more difficult alternate shot format at TPC Louisiana, trading seven birdies against a double bogey to reach the halfway stage of the PGA TOUR tournament on 15-under 129, tying for second place alongside Doc Redman and Sam Ryder, who posted a 66 on Friday.Defending champions Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele charged up the leaderboard with the day’s low of 63 for tied fourth place, two back and within striking shot of a repeat win. It was a new Foursomes course record in the tournament.Korean duo Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim combined for a 67 to lie five adrift on 133, which was matched by compatriot S.Y. Noh and his American partner Michael Kim who returned a 71 to sit on T20.Another Korean combination, Byeong Hun An/S.H. Kim posted a second successive 67 to make the cut on the number at 10-under.–IANSak/https://ians.in/news/golf-sungjae-im-mitchell-one-behind-leaders-cantlay-and-schauffele-at-zurich-classic-of-new-orleans/C-1-1584957.html