Recorded 9 under par with Eagle 1 and Buddy 7… Leading and 2nd shot
Choi Gyeong-ju, Buddy 3, Bogie 2, ranked 39th with 1 under par
Korean American Kevin Naga is watching after hitting the drive in the 3rd round of the Sony Open on the US Pro Golf Tour. AP
Korean American Kevin Na (38) hits a 9-under par on the third day of the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Sony Open (total prize money of $6.6 million) and approached the championship. However, the Korean players, who played in the lead until the day before, showed regret in this round and were pushed out of the top 20.
Kevin I hit 1 Eagle and 7 Birdies without seeing in the 3rd round of the Sony Open held at the Waialay CC (par 70) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on the 17th (Korean time), recording 9 under par 61. With a median total of 16 under par, 194 tarots, he tied for second place with Joaquin Neiman (Chile). It is two shots from 1st place Brendon Steel (18 under par 192 hits, USA).
Kevin, who started the third round with a tie for 19th, I hit a birdie on holes 2 (par 4) and holes 4 (par 3), then dropped the second shot from hole 9 (par 5) to about 2.5 m of the hole. Was successful. He also recorded a birdie in holes 11-14 and the last hole 18. Kevin I have 4 wins on the PGA Tour. The best performance for the 2020-21 season was a tie for 13th in the Masters Tournament last November.
Among Korean players, Kim Si-woo (26) was tied for 23rd (11 under par, 199 strokes), ranking the highest. Kim Si-woo, who started the third round at a tie for 35th, jumped more than 10 places by succeeding 5 buddies without seeing it that day. It is 7 strokes from the lead, and 3 strokes from the tied ninth place.
Choi Gyeong-ju (51), who rose to 15th place the previous day and raised expectations, cut off 3 birdies that day, but broke 2 bogies and recorded 1 under par and fell to 39th place (9 under par 201 strokes). Lee Gyeong-hoon (30) also tied for 39th with Choi Gyeong-ju, and Lim Sung-jae (23) finished the third round with a tie for 60th (6 under par, 204 strokes).
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