July 17 (Reuters) - South Korean Kim Meen-whee, seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour, birdied three of his last eight holes to shoot into a tie for the lead with Australian Mark Hensby after Friday's second round of the inaugural Barbasol Championship in Auburn, Alabama.
The 23-year-old from Seoul, whose self-taught swing was borrowed from watching video footage of former world number one Tiger Woods, fired a five-under-par 66 on the Grand National layout at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
"It was really good," Kim, whose best PGA Tour finish was a tie for eighth at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in April, told reporters.