Kim Si-woo (26), who tied for 11th in the third round of the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Players Championship (total prize of $15 million), referred to as’the fifth major’, expressed satisfaction with “It was the best round recently.” .
Kim Si-woo hit 5 under par 67 with 6 birdies and 1 bogie in the 3rd round of the 3rd round of the tournament held at TPC Sawgrass (par 72, 7,189 yards) in Pontevedra Beach, Florida, USA on the 14th (Korean time).
Kim Si-woo, who recorded 209 strokes at a 7-under par on three days, was tied for 11th place, six strokes behind Lee Westwood’s 13-under par, which was the sole 1st place.
Kim Si-woo, who reached the top of this tournament in 2017, expressed satisfaction with the recent rise in an interview after finishing the game, saying, “The play wasn’t bad yesterday, and it was the best round recently.”
He showed confidence, saying, “I was comfortable with keeping the par because my sense of short game was a little higher,” and “I think it’s worth doing tomorrow, especially in the second half of today.”
On the 17th hole of Ireland Hall (par 3), which is called the’specialty’ of the Players Championship, he swept 4 birdies from the latter 9 holes, putting an 11m birdie putt on that day.
Kim Si-woo said, “The green and fairway have become harder in the second and third rounds than in the first round, so it feels similar to the course conditions in 2017 that I won,” he said. “I like to play in a harder situation. .
He said about the situation of the 17th hole birdie, “Today the wind blew from behind, the tee box moved forward, and the green became hard, so I focused on putting it on the green.” I looked back.
Kim Si-woo, who aims to recapture the hegemony of this tournament in four years, pledged “I will take a good rest and prepare for tomorrow’s game because I have put a lot of energy so far.”
/yunhap news
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