Go Jin-young seizes the chance to win two consecutive championships.. Leading Nelly Coda 3 shots chase
Ko Jin-young succeeded in driving and joined the championship competition. [사진=LPGA]
[헤럴드경제 스포츠팀=박건태 기자] Go Jin-young, the world’s No. 1 player, has succeeded in driving the gain bridge LPGA (total prize money of $2 million) on the American Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour and jumped into the championship competition.
In the third day of the tournament held at Lake Nona Golf Course (par 72) in Orlando, Florida, USA on the 28th (Korean time), Ko Jin-young hit 6-under-par 66 with 7 birdies and 1 bogie, with a median total of 10 under par 206 and Lydia Go (New Zealand) , Tied for third place with Angel Inn (USA).
In the first half, Ko Jin-young managed to reduce one stroke to two buddies and one bogie. Ko Jin-young, who recorded an average distance of 251 yards for driver shots, had a good iron shot, so he missed the green in only one issue, and recorded 29 putts. Ko Jin-young said, “Momentum came as I grabbed 5 buddies in the second half,” and “It was helpful to correct the posture of the connection between the arm and the body when making the putting stroke.”
Ko Jin-young has a chance to win a reverse in the final round with Nelly Coda (USA) who took the lead. If Ko Jin-young succeeds in winning in reverse, he will record two consecutive championships. Ko Jin-young won the CME Group Tour Championship, the final match of last season.
Nelly Coda took the lead by hitting 4 under par 68 on Moving Day, leading Patty Tabatanakit (Thailand), second place with 13 under par 203 strokes, by one stroke. Lydia Go, who took the lead for two days in a row, had to give up the lead after being just even par.
Choi Woon-jung reduced his three strokes to a 9-under-par 207 in the middle, and tied for sixth with Lexy Thompson (USA). Jeonin-in was tied for eighth with Brook Henderson (Canada) and others with an intermediate total of 8 under par 208, reducing one stroke to three bogies and four birdies.
On the other hand, Annika Sorenstam (Sweden), who showed the potential to pass the cut after 13 years of return, lost 7 shots by pouring out 8 bodies (1 buddy) on this day, as if it was due to the burden on physical strength (in the middle, 9 over par 225 Fell into
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