[PGA] ‘Lead and 3rd place by 3rd hit’ Lee Gyeong-hoon “I will try hard to win the first championship”

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-Seok = Lee Gyeong-hoon was tied for third place with the lead by three strokes.

Kyung-Hoon Lee (30, CJ Logistics) held the PGA Tour West Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale (par 71, 7271 yards) in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA on the 7th (Korean time). Dollar) In the third round, he wrote a 5-under par 66 with 1 Eagle, 4 Birdies and 1 Bogie.

Lee Kyung-hoon challenges his first PGA championship. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌]

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = Jordan Spice, who caught 10 birdies and jumped to the top of the tie. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] 2021.02.07 [email protected]

Lee Gyeong-hoon, who recorded 198 strokes at 15 under par in the middle, is tied for 3rd place with joint lead (18 under par 195 strokes) with Jordan Spice and Zander Chopley (above the United States) to challenge his first win.

Lee Kyung-hoon, who succeeded in winning two consecutive victories at the 2015-2016 Korea Open, debuted on the PGA Tour after winning two wins at the Japan Professional Golf (JGTO). The highest grade so far is a tie for 3rd at the Zurich Classic in April 2019.

Jordan Spice, who won a tie for first place from 8th place the day before with 10 under-par 61 strokes by thinning out only 10 buddies, including 3 consecutive birdies, met the opportunity to rise to the top again after 3 years and 7 months after winning the Open in July 2017.

On this day, Lee Gyeong-hoon showed a good trend by catching two birdies in the first half and shooting at the par 4 and 17th hole. After catching the Eagle with a chip shot from about 37m away, he added a birdie in the last hole 18 (par 4) to prepare for the final match. The green hit rate was 72.22% and the fairway landing rate was 71.43%.

Lee Kyung-hoon, ahead of the final day, said in an official interview with the PGA Tour,’I will do my best.’

He is now headed by Jordan Spice and Zander Chopley by three strokes. I’m behind three strokes, but I still have one more day, so if I work hard on my own, I can see the championship once.

Regarding the shot eagle on the 17th hole, “Before the approach, the lie was good, so the feeling was very good. I didn’t know if it would fit, but after hitting it, I saw that the bounce went well and thought,’Oh, this could have a chance.’ I felt so good. In a way, this kind of good energy continued to the 18th hole, so I can finish the game with a birdie in a good mood today.”

Lee Kyung-hoon, who has never been in the top 10 in the season, is performing well after constant practice after failing to pass the cut last week. The best performance this season was a tie for 19th at the January Sony Open.

Brooks Kepka (USA) tied for 7th place (13 under par) with Korean American James Han (USA). Kim Si-woo (26) and Lim Sung-jae (23) were tied for 36th place (6 under par), and Ahn Byung-hoon (30) tied for 47th place (5 under par).

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