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Former PGA Tour winner Michael S. Kim was shocked by the unprecedented cutline at the 2024 ISCO Championship. The PGA Tour event, co-sponsored by the DP World Tour, recorded the lowest cutline in the history of the game (in relation to par).
Following the two rounds of the event, only players finishing above the cutline of -8 qualified to play in the third round. Although Michael S. Kim missed the cut, he was astounded by the score.
"8 under cut at the Isco champ is craaazzyyy," he tweeted on his X account.
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The tournament has historically featured low winning scores. However, the 2024 edition of the ISCO Championship has been full of surprises. After two rounds, Pierceson Coody is leading with a score of -16, which is comparatively lower than in other event editions. Last year, Vincent Norrman won the event after defeating Nathan Kimsey in a playoff. After four rounds, they were tied at -22. The lowest winning score of the event is -26, recorded by Jim Herman in 2019.
Meanwhile, another PGA Tour and DP World Tour co-sponsored event, the Genesis Scottish Open, is taking place in Scotland. After two rounds, the cutline was -3, and Ludvig Aberg was leading the event with a score of -12.
Recap of Michael S. Kim's performance at 2024 ISCO Championship
Michael S. Kim had a decent outing at the 2024 ISCO Championship, but he failed to make the cut after two rounds. He shot a 71 in the opening round, followed by another round of 67, scoring -6 overall. He missed the cut by just two strokes.
Michael S. Kim started his game on the first tee on Thursday, July 11, with a bogey on the first hole, followed by a birdie on the second. He added another birdie on the seventh and then carded three more on the back nine, along with a double bogey on the 17th. Kim scored 1-under 71 in the opening round of the ISCO Championship.
He started the second round with two back-to-back birdies on the first two holes and then added another birdie on the 14th, his fifth hole of the day. He played a bogey-free round with five birdies, including two on the back nine, but still missed the cut by two strokes.
Meanwhile, Pierceson Coody shot 61 in the opening round and 67 in the second round, topping the leaderboard with a score of -16. Matthis Besard, Chez Reavie, and Rico Hardy tied for second place with -14.
Alex Smalley shot 64 on Friday and jumped 19 positions on the leaderboard to take the fifth spot in a tie with Andy Sullivan, Hayden Springer, Johannes Veerman, Angel Hidalgo Portillo, and Garrick Higgo. The tournament will conclude on Sunday, July 14.
