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Seyoung Kim hits a tee shot on the 14th hole of the third round of the Pelican Championship held at the Pelican GC in Bel Air, Florida, USA on the 22nd. If Kim Se-young wins, he climbs to the top of the LPGA Tour prize money ranking. AFP Yonhap News
Kim Se-young (27) made a ‘wish list’ after turning pro. ‘Marriage’ and ‘Rory McIlroy and Round’ were on the list. His dreams as a player include ‘major championship’ and ‘induction to the Hall of Fame’. Your wish list will likely include additional prizes for the Women’s Professional Golf Tour (LPGA) and winning Olympic medals. It’s because he has laid the groundwork to get one step closer to his dream by taking the leader only to the third round of the Pelican Championship (total cash prize of $ 1.5 million) held at the Pelican GC (par 70) in Bel Air, Florida. , USA on the 22nd (Korean time). be be.
While Kim Se-young swept 7 birdies on this day, blocked the bogie with 1 and hit 6 below par 64. Having posted a total of 14 under par in three days, she solidified her unique lead after the second round. The gap between second place Allie McDonald (9 under par, USA) widened by 5 shots from 1 shot the day before. If this solo career continues, she will be the second winner this season after the KPMG PGA Women’s Championship at last month’s main tournament. It is also the twelfth win on the LPGA tour.
This is a great opportunity to once again aspire to win the Olympic medal at the top of the wish list. At the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil, which was my first challenge, I was unable to show my skills by finishing 25th at 1st under par due to difficult condition. If he wins this week, he will be able to chase the world ranking points gap with world ranking No. 1 Ko Jin-young (25). In reality, securing the Taegeuk golf brand is as difficult as archery. If it’s the current momentum, it’s not just a dream for a Korean player to hit the second straight women’s golf after Park In-bi (32).
It also surpasses the eighth crest of achieving first place in the prize money ranking. If you win this time around, you can climb to the top by adding $ 225,000 to the $ 9,08219 prize money, which he raised before the competition, beating Park In-bi ($ 106,620). The LPGA Tour has three competitions remaining until the end of the season, including the CME Group Tour Championship and the US Women’s Open. Seyoung Kim is also the defending champion of the CME Group Tour Championship. She has a plan to dominate the US Women’s Open and finish the season reaching number one in the world rankings. Because of this, he will miss the Volunteer America Classic next week.
Kim Se-young said: “When McDonald’s chased a hole-in-one shot, I felt overwhelmed but tried to focus on my game.” If I were in an easy position, I would play the same (aggressive) as in the last three days.
Seyoung Kim caught the first birdie with a precise tee shot on the third hole (par 3). It was accurate enough to hit the hole, but missed a bit and didn’t lead to a hole in one. After reducing two more strokes on hole 6 (par 4) and hole 7 (par 5), he made the only false that day on hole 8 (par 4). However, on holes 14-17, he caught a birdie for four holes in a row and completely defeated McDonald’s, which he once followed to the first shot.
Selling Stephanie (28, Northern Ireland) is 8 under par 3, and there is a big gap to catch up with Kim Se-young. Her compatriot New Zealander Lydia Go (23) was fourth with a pair of 7 under par. His Australian compatriot Lee Min-ji (24) is tied for fifth in the par 6 low, and Park Hee-young (33) is tied for 15th in the par 1 low, aiming to break into the top. posts.
Ko Jin-young, who entered the LPGA Tour after a year, cut a blow in the third round and tied for 28th in second over par. ‘Hot Six’ Lee Jung-eun (24) tied for 64th over ninth. Park Seong-hyun (27) was behind in eleventh place over par 70. Jeon Inji (26) is tied for 19th in Evenfa.
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