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Choi drops back in Hawaii

Korea’s Choi Kyung-ju fell off from the lead at the Mercedes Benz Championship on Friday, shooting a four-over-par 77 on a wind-swept day in Hawaii.

After an opening 69 which gave him a share of the first day lead, Choi was amongst those who faced the brunt of poor weather and failed to put in a score to keep himself at the top of the leaderboard.

His two-day total of 146 saw him slip back to eight shots off the pace led by Fijian Vijay Singh, who added a second straight 69.

He leads by one from South African Trevor Immelman and Will Mackenzie of the United States in what is the season-opening event on the US PGA Tour. A total of 34 players are competing in the winners-only tournament.

January 6, 2007