Im Seong-jae (24, photo) tied for 4th on the third day of the first American PGA Tour tournament in 2022.
Seongjae Lim played an eagle and 7 birdies in the 3rd round of the PGA Tour Century Tournament of Champions (total prize money of $8.2 million) held at the Kapalua Plantation Course (par 73, 70596 yards) in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, USA on the 9th (Korean time). , and hit an 8-under 65 with a single bogey.
Seongjae Lim, who was tied for 5th with a 12-under 134 shot until the second round, recorded a total of 20-under 199 for three days, leaping to a tie for 4th with Patrick Cantlay (USA) and Matt Jones (Australia).
It is 6 strokes behind co-leaders Jon Lam (Spain) and Cameron Smith (Australia, 26 under par 193).
The gap with the leader has widened, but Seongjae Lim continued to compete for the top spot following a tie for fifth place for the past two days in the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the first tournament of the new year, where only the winners of last year’s PGA Tour tournament can participate.
Im Seongjae said, “It didn’t work out a bit in the beginning, but in the second half, I finished it comfortably with 3 birdies and an eagle. I think it’s important to play with patience until the end on this course,” he said.
Si-woo Kim (27) reduced four strokes in the third round, but slipped from a tie for 8th to a tie for 19th (14 under par 205).
Kyung-Hoon Lee (31) reduced four strokes and climbed two steps to a tie for 34th (7-under 212 strokes). yunhap news