S.H. Kim expands lead with blistering 61 in Round 2 of Visit Knoxville Open

Charting the leader (stats entering week)

S.H. Kim (first/-14)

• Bogey-free 10-under 61 matches the 18-hole scoring record for the Visit Knoxville Open; fifth occurrence since relocating to Holston Hills Country Club (Quade Cummins/2024/R4; Josh Creel/2023/R2; Seth Reeves/2021/R4; Greyson Sigg/2021/R1)
• Second consecutive event holding the 36-hole lead/co-lead; converted last time out to capture his first career Korn Ferry Tour victory at the Adventhealth Championship
• Climbed to No. 1 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List following his win, supplanting Hank Lebioda, who had held the top spot since winning the season-opening The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island
• Owns four top-10s, including a pair of runner-up finishes at The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island and the 118th VISA Argentina Open presented by Macro, along with his aforementioned victory in eight Korn Ferry Tour starts this season
• Missed the cut in only other previous start at the Visit Knoxville Open (2022)
• Finished No. 68 in the 2023 FedExCup Fall as a PGA TOUR rookie, but finished No. 130 in the 2024 FedExCup Fall, leaving him with conditional status for the 2025 PGA TOUR season
• Earned PGA TOUR membership upon conclusion of the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour season, which saw him finish in the top 25 of the standings as a rookie
• Before earning Korn Ferry Tour membership, won the 2020 KPGA Championship, becoming the first player in the history of the Korean Tour to win an event as a Monday qualifier, and won the 2021 Japan PGA Championship on the Japan Golf Tour

Additional notes

• Pontus Nyholm (2nd/-11), who finished No. 40 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, records a 5-under 66 and is a perfect 4-for-4 in made cuts at the Visit Knoxville Open (best finish: 2024/T14).
• First-round co-leaders Andrew Kozan (T3/-10) and Ryan Hall (T3/-10) both post 3-under 68s in the second round and hold the best 36-hole positions of their careers (previous: Kozan, T7/2024 Veritex Bank Championship/finished T42; Hall, T9/2024 Magnit Championship/T13).
• Logan McAllister (T3/-10), who won the 2025 Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank, stands inside the top five through two rounds for the first time this season (previous best: T10/Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club/finished T41).
• Korn Ferry Tour winner Trace Crowe (T7/-8) made the second albatross of the 2025 season (Luis Gerardo Garza/Astara Chile Classic/R2) on the par-5 18th with a 7-wood from approximately 230 yards; he was even-par through the first 15 holes of his round but made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 16 & 17 ahead of his albatross on No. 18 to card a 5-under 66.
• Conditional member and University of Tennessee alum Bryce Lewis (T30/-4), who was the last man in the field this week, logs a 4-under 67 to make his third cut of the year in what is his seventh start.
• The 36-hole cut was made at 2-under 140 with 70 players advancing to the weekend, including two open qualifiers.
  • Mark Lawrence Jr. (T37/-3) makes his first ever cut on the Korn Ferry Tour in what is his second career start (2022 Live and Work in Maine Open).
  • Conditional member and Knoxville, Tennessee native Kyle Cottam (T37/-3) makes his second cut of the season in what is his fourth start (Astara Chile Classic/finished T44).