"After the PGA Championship, I hope to win the Senior PGA Championship."
Yang Yong-eun, who was invited to the Masters held in April as a champion of all major tournaments and came to the gallery, brought up winning a major championship on the Champions Tour after the PGA Tour as her biggest goal. "I think it would be great to win the Senior PGA Championship," he said.
Yang Yong-eun shot a 4-under 68 in the second round on the second day of the PGA Champions Tour Major Championship (total prize money of $3.5 million) at the Congregational Country Club (par 72) in Bethesda, Maryland on the 24th (Korea time), tied for the lead with Cameron Percy (Australia) and Vijay Singh (Fiji) with an interim total of 6-under 138.
Yang became the first Asian golfer to win a major championship at the 2009 PGA Championship. He surprised golf fans around the world by upsetting Tiger Woods of the U.S., the "golf emperor" who enjoyed his heyday. If he wins this championship, he will write another history of winning the PGA Championship and the Senior PGA Championship.
Yang, who started her career in the Champions Tour in 2022, is making her fourth appearance in the Senior PGA Championship. She ranked fourth in last year's championship.
Yang Yong-eun, who finished tied for seventh on the first day, started at the 10th hole and reduced four shots in five holes, including three consecutive birdies, at the end of the game, showing a strong sense of backing.
The Champions Tour is a 54-hole competition in the third round, but this time, it is a major competition and will be held as a 72-hole competition in the fourth round. It is the fifth time that Yang finished alone or tied for first as of the end of the second round in the Champions Tour. It is the first time in a 72-hole competition.
Yang Yong-eun, who reported her first Champions Tour victory at the Ascension Charity Classic in 2024, is the 90th Champions Tour tournament.
"I had a hard time from the start due to cold and windy weather today, but I'm satisfied that it ended well afterwards," Yang said after the match. "I'm glad to hear that it will be less windy from tomorrow, but I will still be on my toes as the course is difficult. The remaining two games are also important. I will focus on tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and play well until the end," he said, vowing to win his second major title. 메이저놀이터
As a Korean player, Choi won the first major championship at the Junior Open last year. Choi, who participated in the SK Telecom Open held in Korea last week, did not participate in the championship.