Kim Siwoo On the 18th (Korean time), the U.S. Professional Golf (PGA) Tour held at Harbortown Golf Links (par 71) in Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S. RBC Heritage (total prize pool of $7.1 million), 3rd round hole 3 (par 4).
Kim Si-woo, 26, had the ball outside the green, but grabbed the putter and attempted a birdie putt that was about 9 meters long. The ball went straight to the hall, following the line that Siwoo Kim had judged. However, it stopped at the edge of the hole to see if he was a little short of strength. It was a situation that I could enter with a little help.
Not only Kim Si-woo, but also Matt Coucher (USA), who played the accompanying round, looked like the ball would fall alone enough to bend down and look at it for a long time. When a certain amount of time passed without attempting to tap-in, the ball disappeared alone as if it could not withstand the force of gravity. Both Kim Si-woo and Kucher smiled brightly as if they were wondering.
Obviously, Buddy Putt went into the hole, but a par was stamped on the scorecard. This is because one penalty stroke was awarded for violation of the golf rules.
Golf Rule 13.3a gives you a reasonable time to reach the hole if the ball is over the edge of the hole, and allows you to wait an additional 10 seconds thereafter. However, if the ball falls into the hole after 10 seconds, it is considered to have been holed out with the previous stroke, but one penalty stroke must be added instead.
“It took more than 10 seconds, but the ball was still moving and I couldn’t hit the ball,” said Kucher, but he couldn’t reverse the result. On this day, Siwoo Kim caught 3 birdies in the 2nd, 4th, and 5th holes, but if a birdie came out up to the 3rd hole, it would have been 4 consecutive birdies. On this day, Kim Si-woo, who recorded an even par 71 with 3 birdies and 3 bogies, ran a tie for 42nd with a total of 4 under par 209.
Lim Seong-jae (23) maintained a tie for 4th place for two days in a row, and was looking at the’Top 10′ performance in a month after the Honda Classic tied for 8th in March. Lim Seong-jae reduced 2 strokes to 5 birdies and 3 bogies, resulting in a total of 11 under par 202. It is 7 shots against Stuart Sink (USA), who took the lead alone with 18 under par 195 shots.
After the game, Lim Seong-jae said, “It was difficult today because the wind was blowing, but the shot came back in the second half and we finished well.” Im Seong-jae also said, “It’s a big difference from the lead, but I’ll focus on my play. If I putt well tomorrow, I’ll be in the top 5.”
Sink, a 48-year-old old man, took the second place Colin Morikawa (US) by five strokes and looked at the 8th victory of the tour in seven months after the Safeway opened in September last year.
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