2021 Travelers Championship: K.H. Lee Catches Fire Friday

K.H. Lee has already made an impact on the PGA Tour this season. Now, he’s looking to add more at this week’s 2021 Travelers Championship.

Lee came out of nowhere to win the 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson earlier this year in Fort Worth. He shot four rounds in the 60s, including a 66 on Sunday, to top Sam Burns. It was the first career title for the 29-year-old native of Seoul, South Korea.

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In Connecticut this week, Lee got off to a decent start on Thursday. He had three birdies and two bogeys to shoot a 1-under par 69. He was tied for 45th after 18 holes of play.

But on Friday, Lee got hot, and stayed hot, early in his round.

Playing the back nine first, Lee started his day with a mundane par on the 10th hole. But his round was soon headed for another level.

It started with a birdie on the par-3 11th hole. He followed that with a birdie on the par-4 12th hole and Lee was suddenly 2-under par on his round.

Then on the par-5 13th hole, Lee propelled his round even further in the right direction. He hit the green in two, then ran in a 30-foot eagle putt. He was 4-under through four holes, and still wasn’t done.

Lee would par the par-4 14th hole before more big things happened for him on 15. There, Lee drove the green on the par four, then rolled in another 30-foot putt for eagle. That made two eagles in three holes and got Lee to 6-under par on his round. He would finish his first nine by shooting a 6-under par 29.

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On the back nine, Lee started with a par on the first hole. He then birdied the second hole to get to 7-under par.

Lee would give one back with a bogey at the fourth hole. From there, he would finish his round with five straight pars to shoot a 64. When he finished, he was two shots behind the leaders and very much in the mix.

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