Lim Seong-jae is putting on hole 10 on the first day of the Honda Classic of the PGA Tour held at the PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on the 18th (local time). Palm Beach Garden = AP Newsis
Lim Seong-jae (23) jumped to 7th place in the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Honda Classic (total prize money of $7 million), raising hopes of winning.
In the third round of the tournament held at the PGA National Golf Club (par 70/7,125 yards) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA on the 21st (Korean time), Lim Sung-jae tied 4 birdies, 1 bogie, and 1 double bogie, hitting 1 under par 69. Hit. Lim Sung-jae, who recorded 205 strokes in the middle of a 5-under par, raised the ranking by nine places from a tie of 16th the previous day to a tie of 7th. Amid the windy weather, on the moving day, where the rankings fluctuate, the leader was changed from Aaron Wise (USA) to Matt Jones (Australia, 10 under par 200 strokes). Left. Im Seong-jae, who won the tournament last year and won the first PGA tour, will challenge for a second straight victory in the tournament. Im Seong-jae, who replaced the birdie on the 3rd hole (par 5) with the bogie on the 5th hole (par 3), changed the mood by making a 4.5m birdie putt on the 6th hole (par 4). Im Seong-jae, who continued on the rise by putting a 7.5m birdie in the second half of the 12th hole (par 4), grabbed an additional birdie in the 14th hole (par 4), and once tied for fifth place and climbed. However, they lost two last shots. There are many pitfalls such as bunkers and water hazards, so in the last hole 17 of the 15-17 holes called’bear traps’, the tee shot was stuck in the bunker and the second shot was sent to the rough. Im Seong-jae also went off the fairway with a tee shot on the 18th hole (par 5), but he blocked well with a par and managed to enter the final round while maintaining the top 10. After the game, Lim Seong-jae said, “Once hitting the green, there is a high possibility that you will fall 100% water, so I tried to prevent it from seeing safely by laying-up. That’s why everyone plays the game difficult,” he said. At the same time, he showed confidence, saying, “If I play well tomorrow, I think I can compete for the top level enough.”
Meanwhile, Jones, who set a tie record for the course record (61 strokes) in the first round, tied three buddies and two bogies to reduce one stroke and step up to the sole lead again. Wise shook with a 5-over par of 75 strokes, but the ranking went down only one place to a tie for second place (7 under par, 203 strokes). JB Holmes (USA) is also tied for second place.
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