Asian Tour: Taichi Kho seeks redemption at Shinhan Donghae Open after twice failing to make the cut in South Korea
- Kho has struggled in South Korea this season with poor performances at both the Caltex Maekyung Open and the Korean Open
- ‘I know what to expect this time … so I’ll do a better job of scouting out the course, having all my lines before I go out,’ an optimistic Kho said
The Asian Tour returns to South Korea this week for the Shinhan Donghae Open, and for Taichi Kho it will be a case of hoping that third time’s a charm.
Kho has yet to make a cut in his two visits to the country this season, narrowly missing out at the Caltex Maekyung Open in May, before struggling in the Korean Open six weeks later.
At the national championship the Hongkonger finished on 16-over-par after rounds of 80 and 78, although the fact the cut was five-over gives some indication of how tough conditions were at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club that week.
Those two difficult events came in the middle of a run of five tournaments, stretching back to a maiden Asian Tour win in the World City Championship in March, when he did not feature at the weekend.
Kho broke that streak at the International Series England tournament last month with a tie for ninth, following it up with another Sunday finish at the St Andrews Bay Championship.
“At the end of the day, if you play good golf you’ll get rewarded for it,” Kho said. “I’m not concerned about ‘oh, I didn’t play well in Korea before’, it’s more, I know what to expect this time in terms of the preparation, so I’ll do a better job of scouting out the course, having all my lines before I go out.
