Honda Classic title defense 3rd day 1 under par “Lead and 5 strokes”, Wise and Holmes 3 strokes tied for 2nd place competition
Lim Seong-jae is staring at the ball right after the tee shot at the 17th hole on the third day of the Honda Classic. Palm Beach Gardens (Florida, USA) = Getty images/Multibits
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[아시아경제 김현준 골프전문기자] “The first and the fifth shot.”
The opportunity for’Title Defense’ of Lim Seong-jae (23, CJ Logistics), the 18th place in the world ranking, remains. On the 21st (Korean time), PGA National Golf Course (par 70/6966 yards), Florida, USA PGA National Golf Course (PGA) Honda Classic (total prize money of $7 million), tied for 7th with 1 under par on the third day ( 5 under par 205 strokes). Matt Jones lead (10 under par 200 strokes), Aaron Wise and JB Holmes (above the United States) are competing in a joint second place (7 under par 203 strokes) for 3 strokes.
Lim Sung-jae started with a tie for 16th and tied 4 buddies, 1 bogie, and 1 double bogie. He opened the gun early with a birdie on the 3rd hole (par 4), and swapped the birdie for the 5th hole (par 3) and the 6th hole (par 4). In the second half of the 12th and 14th hole’Stepping Stone Buddy’, a double bogie came out in the last minute hole 17 (par 3), so-called’Bear Trap’. After the ball from the tee shot is caught in the greenside bunker, even the second shot flies in the rough, making it a ‘3 on 2 putt’.
Im Seongjae also said, “If you attack the green side, there is a high possibility of falling into the water, so I aimed for a safe view with a layup.” I am proud to write an under-par score in a strong wind. In particular, an average of 1.64’salt water putts’ per hole stood out. “I hope the bad weather will continue tomorrow,” he added with confidence that “everyone can compete for the championship in difficult situations.”
Wise, who swung 6 under par for two days in a row, collapsed with a 3 over par and was pushed to a tie for second place. In the lead, Judge Zun (Taiwan), Cameron Trungali and Sam Ryder were tied for fourth place (6 under par 204 strokes). Phil Mickulson, a “back-to-back battlefield”, played a joint 27th place (2 under par 208 strokes), while previous champs such as Keith Mitchell in 2019 and Ricky Fowler in 2017 (above the United States) were tied for 55th (2 over par 212). He stayed in the 66th place (6 over par, 216 strokes).
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