Byeong Hun An leads Genesis Championship on DP World Tour, seeks first win in nine years

He has 3 master victories connected his resume but nary since 2015.

After 2 days astatine this week’s Genesis Championship connected nan DP World Tour, Byeong Hun An whitethorn beryllium fresh to extremity his triumph drought.

An has posted scores of 67-66 astatine Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea to get to 11 nether and leads by 2 aft 2 days. He had a birdie-birdie commencement Friday and posted 8 birdies successful all.

“I consciousness for illustration I made a batch of putts of 10-footers, 15-footers truthful I deliberation that helps for making birdies,” An said. “They weren’t nan easiest of putts, but I’ve rolled successful immoderate bully putts successful nan past 2 days.”

He went connected to talk astir playing successful beforehand of fans successful his location country.

“I emotion to spot nan fans retired present cheer for me. It doesn’t matter whether things spell good for maine aliases not, they are still there,” he said. “It would beryllium bully to clasp nan trophy astatine nan extremity of nan time but I haven’t been present for nan past 5 years,  six years successful a tournament, truthful each I’m trying to do is show immoderate bully play because they don’t spot overmuch of me, truthful I’ll effort my champion and spot what happens.”

.@ByeongHunAn firing astatine flags 🎯#GenesisChampionship pic.twitter.com/Dc2qOsWNtl

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Casey Jarvis and Francesco Laporta are tied astatine 9 under, 2 back. Tom Kim is tied for eighth astatine 7 under.

The apical 114 golfers connected nan Race to Dubai Rankings aft Sunday’s last information gain their circuit paper for 2025.

Marco Penge, sitting astatine No. 115 astatine nan commencement of nan tournament, made birdie connected his last spread to make nan trim connected nan number and support his chances live of staying connected nan DP World Tour adjacent year.