Palm Harbor, March 22
South Korea’s Byeong Hun An hopes a mind shift in his mental approach will steer him to a maiden PGA Tour victory after charging into contention at the Valspar Championship with a 4-under 67 on Friday.
The 33-year-old An hit five birdies against a lone bogey at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) in Palm Harbor, Florida where his 5-under total was good for tied second place alongside Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune (66) and 2023 FedExCup champion, Viktor Hovland (67). American Jacob Bridgeman leads the USD 8.7 million tournament by one stroke after a 69.
Chinese Taipei’s Kevin Yu and three-time PGA Tour winner, Tom Kim sit in a share of 14th after rounds of 68 and 66 respectively as the Asian contingent showed up in strength on the second day.
After making his Tour Championship debut and winning a second DP World Tour title at the Genesis Championship at the end of last season, An took time to get his game into high gear in 2025. He needed seven starts before posting his first top-10 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard earlier this month and was T52 at The Players Championship last weekend.