Kim Si-woo, tied for 23rd in the 3rd round of the Sony Open. © AFP=News1
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Lee Jae-sang = Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) raised the hope of’entering the top 10′ by reducing 5 strokes on the third day of the US Pro Golf (PGA) Tour Sony Open ($6.6 million in prize money).
In the third round of the tournament held at Waialay CC (par 70, 7044 yards) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on the 16th (Korean time), Kim Si-woo caught 5 birdies without seeing and scored a 5-under par 65.
With a total of 11-under par 199, Kim Si-woo was tied for 23rd place, 7 shots behind the sole leader Brandon Steele (18 under par 192 in the US).
Kim Si-woo, who rose to the top on the first day and shaken in the second round, increased the possibility of jumping to the top by reducing his five strokes again. He was tied for ninth place, Dannel Burger (USA, 14 under par 196), and 3 shots.
On this day, Siwoo Kim’s departure was good. After catching a birdie in hole 1 (par 4), he added a continuous birdie in holes 6-7, and recorded a birdie in hole 9 (par 5).
However, in the second half, it was regrettable that the good flow was broken. He made a par save to the 17th hole, and finished the 3rd round by catching a birdie from the last 18th hole (par 5).
Steal, the leader, took the lead alone, wielding a heavy blow that reduced 9 strokes. Kevin Na (USA), a Korean-American, was also tied for second place with Joaquin Neiman (Chile) with a total of 16 under par 194 strokes, including a reduction of 9 strokes that day.
Choi Gyeong-ju (51, SK Telecom), who was the winner of the 2008 Sony Open and scored a joint 15th place in the second round, was pushed to a tie for 39th place (a total of 9 under par 201 strokes), only reducing one under par in the third round. Lee Gyeong-hoon (30, CJ Logistics) also promoted a 4-under par on this day and stood shoulder to shoulder with Choi Gyeong-ju.
Lim Seong-jae (23, CJ Logistics), who was selected as a candidate for the championship before the tournament, reduced two strokes in the third round, but remained in a tie for 60th with a total of 204 strokes under the par of six.
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