Seongjae Lim, PGA Tour PO 2nd Game 3R 10th… Tour Championship 4 years in a row
Enter 2022.08.21 (08:06)
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Im Seong-jae (24) is close to advancing to the final round of the playoffs on the PGA Tour for four consecutive years.
Seongjae Lim played 5 birdies and 1 bogey in the 3rd round of the PGA Tour BMW Championship ($15 million total prize money) held at Wilmington Country Club (par 71, 7534 yards) in Wilmington, Delaware, USA on the 21st (Korean time). He hit a 4-under 67 with a dog.
Im Seong-jae, who recorded a total of 7-under 206 on three days, tied for 10th with Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Danny McCarthy (USA).
Im Seong-jae, who ranked 11th in the FedEx Cup rankings for the 2021-2022 season, can safely advance to the Tour Championship, the final playoff match for four consecutive years, if he ranks in the top 30 at the BMW Championship.
At the BMW Championship last year, he was ranked 3rd with the best performance in individual playoffs, so this time, he is expected to not only enter the top 10 for two years in a row, but also have a desire to win.
Seongjae Lim, who started the third round pleasantly by recording birdies on the 1st hole (par 4) and 3rd hole (par 5), made a birdie putt of about 2m on the 6th hole (par 4), reducing three strokes only in the first half. .
In particular, on the 6th hole, the ball on the green with the second shot ate a reverse rotation and rolled toward the hole, but unfortunately missed the eagle.
Seongjae Lim, who faltered by recording a bogey on the 11th hole (par 4) in the second half, finished the third round with a 4-under par 5, catching birdies on both the 12th and 14th holes.
Patrick Cantlay (USA) took the lead alone with a total of 12-under 201 for three days by reducing six strokes in the third round alone, and Xander Shopley and Scott Sterlings (USA) tied for second with 11-under 202.
World No. 1 Scottie Schaeffler (USA) and Adam Scott (Australia) also continued their fierce competition for the top spot, recording 10-under-par 203, two strokes behind the leader Cantlay.
Lee Kyung-hoon (31), 33rd in the FedEx Cup rankings, hit an even-par 71 in the third round, failing to maintain good momentum in the first and second rounds, and tied for 26th with a total of 4-under-par 209.
Lee Kyung-hoon, who was 31st in the FedEx Cup rankings last season and did not participate in the Tour Championship with the top 30 players, needs to finish 17th in this tournament to have hope for the Tour Championship.
Kim Joo-hyeong (20), 25th in the FedEx Cup rankings, took an emergency to advance to the Tour Championship by only hitting 3-over par 74 in the third round.
Joo-hyung Kim, who is tied for 58th with 3-over par 216 strokes over three days, will be pushed out of 30th if the tournament ends like this, and progress to the Tour Championship may be frustrated.
Si-woo Kim (27), who had been sluggish with a 6-over par in the first and second rounds, cut three shots in the third round and finished tied for 58th with Kim Joo-hyung with a total of 3-over par 216 for three days.
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