KLPGA Tour Dongbu Construction·Korea Land Trust Championship 3R Lead
Im Jin-hee (24) is looking forward to winning the second championship of the Korean Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour season in three months.
Jinhee Lim scored 14 points in the 3rd round of the Dongbu Construction/Korea Land Trust Championship (total prize money of 1 billion won) of the Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour held in a modified stable pod method at Iksan Country Club (par 72) in Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do on the 15th, and the mid-total total He took the lead with 35 points.
Jinhee Lim, who won her first victory at the BC Card Hankyung Ladies Cup last year, and reached 2 wins at the McCall and Mona Park Opens in July this year, created another chance to climb to the top.
This competition is held in a modified stable pod system that determines the ranking by giving points such as albatross 8 points, eagle 5 points, birdie 2 points, bogey -1 point, and double bogey or more -3 points, not the number of strokes.
Jinhee Lim, who scored 10 points with 5 birdies, took advantage of the eagle on the 7th hole (par 4) shot.
The second shot with 127 yards left was sucked into the hole and scored five points.
On the 13th hole (par 3), it was a tee to lose one point on a 3-putt bogey.
Lim Jin-hee said, “I wasn’t nervous in the first half, so I hit really well, but in the second half I got nervous and felt a sense of pressure, so I’m a little disappointed.”
When asked about the prospect of the final round, he said, “I really don’t know because it’s a score system.
I also scored 11 points in the first half today, but only 3 points in the second half.
Ga-young Lee (23), thirsty for her first win in her career, sweeps 6 birdies without bogey and tries to win the final round with a total of 34 points.
Lee Ga-young, who has been runner-up four times so far, has been runner-up twice this year alone.
Lee Ga-young said, “It’s been a long time since we’ve been champions, so it’s a new feeling, and I really like it.
I think a lot of birdies are needed to win, but the putt seems to be the most important.
Tomorrow, I will putt as boldly as possible.”
Kim Su-ji (26), who won two wins this year, ranked second in the prize money ranking and first in grand prize points, tied for third place (31 points) after earning 14 points by combining eight birdies and two bogeys.
Suji Kim was sluggish at a tie for 58th on the first day, but climbed up to a tie for 9th the day before and showed potential to join the competition for the championship.
Jeong Yun-ji (22), who added 13 points, also tied for third place.
Lee Ye-won (19), who took the lead in the second round, was the first in the Rookie of the Year race, and was pushed down to tied 5th (30 points) with only three points.
Park Hyun-kyung (22), whose hometown is Iksan and whose home course is Iksan Country Club, receives the enthusiastic support of her hometown fans, and adds 6 points to the final round with Lee Ye-won in joint 5th place.
Lim Hee-jung (22), who scored 9 points on the day, came in 7th place (29 points).
Hyerim Jo (21) scored a hole-in-one on the 6th hole (par 3) and received a 600g golden ball as a prize.
The price of the golden ball is about 50 million won.
Hyerim Cho finished the third round with a tie for 25th (20 points).
/yunhap news