Hot-putting Kim Joo Hyung mastered Pueblo de Oro’s backside for the second straight day on his way to a nine-under 63 and a two-stroke lead over fellow Korean Lee Song as Jobim Carlos barely recovered from a poor start with a blazing windup halfway through the ICTSI Pueblo De Oro Championship in Cagayan de Oro on Thursday.
Kim, out to redeem himself from a final round foldup that cost him a crack at the Del Monte crown last week, scorched the layout’s backside with five birdies in row from No. 11 for a solid six-under 30, one stroke better than his first round feat. The 16-year-old shotmaker actually threatened to rip the course with three more birdies in the first four holes at the front but settled for a two-birdie-two-bogey finish for that 63.
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