AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 3R alone leads… 12 wins in career challenge
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi In-young = Jordan Spies (USA) has been leading in the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (total prize money of $7.8 million) in the United States Professional Golf (PGA) Tour, and is approaching the victory in three years and seven months.
In the third round of the tournament held at Pebble Beach Golf Links (par 72, 7,51 yards), California, USA on the 14th (Korean time), Spies combined 1 Eagle, 3 Birdies and 4 Bogies to hit 1 under par 71.
Spice, who recorded 203 strokes at 13 under par in the middle total, is leading the solo lead, beating the tie for 2nd place 5 players by 2 strokes.
Spies is looking to win in three years and seven months after winning 11 in his career at the Open (British Open) in July 2017.
In addition, four years after defeating AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February 2017, the championship cup will be raised again.
Spice, who had won 3 wins in 2017, fell into extreme sluggishness afterwards, and the world ranking fell from 1st to 92nd lowest.
Last week, however, it was tied for fourth at the Phoenix Open, sparking a revival, and raising the world ranking to 62nd.
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Spice, who started the third round as a solo leader, wrote a few examples on the 2nd hole (par 5), but later caught a birdie in the 4th hole (par 4), the 6th hole (par 5), and the 9th hole (par 4) to make up for it. .
In particular, in the 6th hole, the tee shot was put on the card road and the second shot was thrown into the bunker next to the green and recorded a birdie. In particular, the bunker shot was almost connected by a shot eagle, but the ball slightly passed through the hole.
In the second half, it shook with only 3 bogeys at the 10th hole (par 4), 12th hole (par 3), and 14th hole (par 5), and went down from the leading position.
However, Spies succeeded in the eagle with his second shot with an 8 iron, leaving 160 yards left on the 16th hole (par 4), making a reversal as he took the lead again. This is Spice’s second shot eagle after the first round 10th hole (par 4).
At this time, Daniel Burger (USA), who caught up as a joint leader, was shaken at the last minute.
Burger, who started in second place in the 1st stroke, continued to play stable with a par save after recording a birdie on hole 4 (par 4), Bogie on hole 7 (par 3), and hole 11 (par 4).
However, as the tee shot on the 18th hole (par 5) became out of bounds (OB), he was penalized and eventually finished with a double bogie, recording an even par.
Burger, Nate Lashley (US), Tom Hogi (US), Russell Knox (Scotland), and Patrick Cantley (US) are tied for second with a middle total of 11 under par 205.
After the match, Spies looked back at the shot eagle on the 16th hole and said, “I learned something good for tomorrow that things can change so quickly.”
He said, “It was the only shot I said today, “good enough,” he said.
“I don’t really care about time. I’m trying to get those things out of my mind,” Spies said of 43 months of thirst to win.
He said, “I’ve been working steadily for two weeks for what I’ve been wanting for a long time. If I keep pursuing, there will be a reversal like the 16th hole today.”
Kang Seong-hoon, 34, the only Korean player to pass the cut, caught one birdie, but poured out five bogies, hitting a 4 over par 76, and a tie for 59th with a median total of 1 over par 217.
This competition is held in a way that professional athletes and amateur celebrities play together, but this year only professional athletes participated to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
Rounds 1 and 2 were held separately at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course (par 72, 7,41 yards), and from Round 3, only Pebble Beach Golf Links.
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2021/02/14 11:01 sent