Lee Kyung-hoon is taking a tee shot at the second hole of the 3rd round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open held in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA on the 7th. AFP Yonhap News
Lee Kyung-hoon, 30, will challenge for the first time in his life at the PGA Tour Waste Management Phoenix Open (total prize money of $7.3 million).
In the third round of the tournament held at the Scottsdale TPC (par 71) in Scottsdale, Arizona on the 7th (Korean time), Lee Gyeong-hoon wrote down a 5-under par 66 with 1 eagle, 4 birdies, and 1 bogie. With a total of 15-under par 198, Lee Gyeong-hoon was tied for third place, three strokes behind joint leaders Jordan Spice and Zander Shopley (the United States).
Lee Gyeong-hoon, who debuted on the 2018 PGA Tour with 5th place in the Conferry Tour (Part 2 Tour) prize money ranking, has yet to win. If you do well in the 4th round on the 8th, you can aim for your first PGA win.
On this day, Lee Gyeong-hoon caught the first birdie of 9.7m in the 6th hole (par 4) and succeeded in the 8.5m birdie in the 8th hole (par 4). In the 10th hole (par 4), the second shot went rough, but in the 17th hole (par 4), he left 41 yards to succeed.
Spice captured 10 birdies without a look, scored a total of 18 under par 195, and tied for the lead with Chopley. Spice, who has been in a slump for more than three years since winning The Open in 2017, is aiming for a total of 12 wins in this tournament.
Meanwhile, Lim Seong-jae (23) and Kim Si-woo (26) were tied for 36th place (6 under par 207), and Ahn Byeong-hoon (30) tied for 47th place (5 under par 208 shots).
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