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Siwoo Kim, co-leader of American Express 3R… PGA career 3 wins challenge

Ahn Byung-hoon tied for 13th place… Lim Sung-jae, who started as the sole leader, lost one stroke and placed 20th

Kim Si-Woo (26) took the lead in the third round of the American Professional Golf (PGA) Tour American Express (total prize money of $6.7 million), and had a chance to win three careers.

On the 24th (Korean time) in La Quinta, California, PGA West Stadium Course (par 72, 7113 yards) in the 3rd round of the tournament, Kim Si-woo pulled out 5 birdies without seeing and hit 5 under par 67.

Kim Si-woo, who was tied for second with 134 strokes at 10 under par until the second round, took a 15-under par and 201 strokes in the middle, making a leap forward with Max Homa and Tony Pinau (above the United States).

Kim Si-woo, who won two PGA Tour wins at the Wyndham Championship in August 2016 and the Players Championship in May 2017, will challenge to win after three years and eight months.

Kim Si-woo, who had a tie for 3rd in the first round of this tournament and a tie for 2nd in the second round, took a peek at the top of the leaderboard by stably continuing the game this day.

He pulled out the first birdie by putting a 5m putt on the 3rd hole (par 4), and reduced one more stroke on the 5th hole (par 5).

After guarding the par for a long time, Kim Si-woo continued to pursue the lead with the first buddy in the second half of the 12th hole (par 4), and joined the 14-under-par joint lead by adding a birdie after attaching a sharp second shot close to the hole in the 14th hole (par 4). .

Homa, who played earlier, climbed to the top of the 15-under-par alone thanks to a continuous birdie on holes 14-16, while Kim Si-woo left 258 yards at the 16th hole (par 5) and hit the second shot with the 5th wood just 2 meters from the hole. I sent it to a distance and got a great opportunity to eagle.

However, as Eagle Putt passed to the left of the hall, he had to be content to make a joint lead again as a birdie.

After Pinau joined the lead group with a birdie on the 14th to 16th holes in a row, Siwoo Kim missed the opportunity for a birdie that was 3m or so in the 17th hole (par 3).

Although he was caught by putt one after another in the opportunity to beat, Kim Si-woo kept his co-leader and faced a fierce competition to win the final round.

After the tie-up, Rich Warrence Key (USA) was in fourth place in one stroke (14 under par 202) and Emiliano Griyo (Argentina) placed in fifth place (13 under par 203) in two strokes.

Five people including Francesco Molinari (Italy) and Doug Kim (12 under par, 204 shots in the US) flocked to a joint 8th yuan for the other car, and 12 people from the top to the other car entered the crowd.

Ahn Byung-hoon (30) caught 6 birdies and blocked the bogie with 1, reducing 5 strokes and jumping 13 places in a tie for 13th place (11 under par 205 strokes).

Lim Seong-jae (23), who started the third round as a solo leader, lost one stroke and recorded a median total of 10 under par 206, and fell to 20th place with John Huh (USA).

It was particularly regrettable that the triple bogie was written in the aftermath of drowning the tee shot and the third shot consecutively in the 9th hole (par 4).

Lee Kyung-hoon (30) finished the third round with a tie for 48th (6 under par, 210 strokes) by reducing one stroke.

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