5 out of 6 Koreans miss cut at Open Championship

Im Sung-jae watches his shot from the 10th tee on day two of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush golf club in Northern Ireland, Friday. AFP-Yonhap

Only one out of six Korean players in the field has made the cut at the final major tournament of the men's golf season.

Im Sung-jae shot an even 71 in the second round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, Friday (local time), with a birdie and a bogey. It was Im's second straight round of 71 on this par-71 course. He is in a 17-way tie for 34th place.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler soared to the top of the leaderboard at 10-under after firing a 64, Friday.

The cut line was one-over 143, and the five other South Korean players finished above it.

Tom Kim went from tying for 10th after the opening round to missing the cut at three-over after carding a 76 in the second round with a birdie, four bogeys and one double bogey.

Kim Si-woo, who went 74-71, also finished at three-over, while Song Young-han, a Japanese tour player, ended up at four-over after shooting back-to-back 73s.

An Byeong-hun's 71 in the second round wasn't enough to negate his opening round of 76. Choi Kyoung-ju, an eight-time PGA Tour winner playing in his first Open Championship in 11 years, finished at 13-over — the third-worst score in the field.