Hinako Shibuno (22 = Suntory), who came out 14th with 3 under, finished in fifth place, the highest this season.

Shibuno said: “Pat helped me a lot today. I am concerned that the shot will fly in an unexpected direction, but there are two long (9th and 5th) birdie putts. Really sorry for the 16th bogey, but personally I think I got 6 birdies” , said.

The next round will be the final round of the Ricoh Cup of this year’s JLPGA Tour Championship. “I made the top 10 this week, so I want to aim for the top 10 next time, but I want to reduce the ghost even more,” he said.

In the first half of the day, when he birdied the first par 4 of the outing, he racked up three more birdies and showed a reluctant charge after a long time and rose to fifth place.

In the second half, he fired a second shot 2 meters from the pin with a 10 par 4, but could not decide. However, on the next par 5, 11 moved up to 3rd with Birdie 1.8 meters from the rough in front of the green with exquisite focus. After that, it was difficult to get a birdie, and at 16 par 3, he took the putt from 1.5 meter par and retired to fifth place with 7 under.

Although he returned to 8 under with a birdie bounce at 17 par 5, the ranking did not change. 6 birdies, 1 total bogey 8 fewer, 276. Still, he posted the best score of 66 on that day at the end of last year’s championship in the fourth race of his return to the national tour. He showed the best performance this season.