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Lydia Ko had a decent third round at the CME Group Tour Championship, but comes into the final day five shots behind the leader.
Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko enjoyed a solid third round, but is now one shot further away from the lead heading into the final day of the CME Group Tour Championship event in Florida.
After a roller coaster ride in the first half of the tournament, where Ko shot a 74 to tie for 59th, then rebounded brilliantly with a 65-under-seven to be in a two-way part of the 11th and four shots out of the league. pace, the 23-year-old followed with a firmer three-under 69 in her third round on Sunday (New Zealand time).
Although that has her at eight under par in a four-point tie for ninth place before the final day of the LPGA Tour season, Ko is now five strokes behind the leader.
That’s thanks to Sei Young Kim hitting a five-under-67 to jump in one shot behind Jin Young Ko (three-under-69) and now has a one-shot lead over his South Korean compatriot at the top of the rankings, at 13. -below. It looked like Kim would do even better, until her only bogey of the day on the 18th.
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England’s Georgia Hall is two further behind in third at 10 under par, while there are five players at nine under par, then the foursome, including Ko, are behind.
Ko had to lament two first ghosts in his third round, including one on his first hole. He birdied No. 5 but then bogey No. 6 before hitting shots eight, 10, 14 and 17, hitting 16 greens in regulation, which even improved his second-round effort. by one.
