DeChambo, challenged to win 2 weeks in a row with 2nd place alone
Lee Westwood (England) also held the lead in the third round of the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Players Championship ($15 million in total prize money).
Westwood hit 4 under par 68 in the third round of the 3rd round of the tournament held at TPC Sawgrass (par 72, 7189 yards) in Pontevedra Beach, Florida, USA on the 14th (Korean time). .
Westwood, with a total of 13-under-par 203 strokes up to the third round, maintained the sole first place, two strokes ahead of Bryson Dishambo’s 11-under-par 205 strokes in second place.
He was the sole leader, one stroke ahead of second place the previous day.
Unfortunately, when the third round of the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational, held just a week ago, ended, a similar leaderboard was reproduced.
At the time, Westwood ranked first with 11 under par 205 strokes until the third round, and DeChambo was tied for second with 1 stroke.
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational, DeChambo won the tournament on the last day, and Westwood finished in second place alone in the first stroke.
The 48-year-old veteran Westwood finished paring all nine holes in the first half that day, and continued to compete for the lead by reducing one stroke at the 10th and 12th holes.
Westwood, who had a glimpse of a chance at the joint lead, caught a birdie on the 16th and 17th holes in a row and jumped to the first place alone in the second shot.
After putting a 7.5m birdie putt on the island hole, hole 17 (par 3), he was delighted with a fist bump with her lover and caddy, Helen Story.
Justin Thomas and Korean player Doug Kim (above the United States) are tied for 3rd with 10 under par 206 strokes.
Kim, who also took the lead in the third round, starts the fourth round with a tie for third place in the third round after a shot goes between the bunker and the rough on the 16th hole (par 5).
Among Korean players, Kim Si-woo (26), the winner of this competition in 2017, reduced 5 strokes to 6 birdies and 1 bogie, and ranked 11th with a 7-under par with 209 strokes.
It is not likely to be reversed because it is six strokes from the lead Westwood, but depending on the result of the match on the last day, it may jump into the lead competition.
The highlight was the scene where Kim Si-woo also put an 11m birdie putt in the 17th hole.
Lim Seong-jae (23), who was tied for fifth place until the second round, lost five strokes on this day with only two double bogies and two bogies and one birdie.
Lim Sung-jae, who reached 215 strokes at one under par, fell to the tie for 48th.
The second shot on the 4th hole (par 4) fell into the water and a double bogie came out, and in the 17th hole, the tee shot went into the water and lost another 2 shots.
Lee Gyeong-hoon (30) is tied for 36th with 214 strokes under par.
With the remaining holes in the second round and the third round being held on this day, 2019 winner Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and 2018 champion Webb Simpson (USA) were both eliminated from the cut.
McIlroy hit a 10 over par until the second round, and Simpson hit a 2 over par.
In this event, the players who hit even par until the second round advanced to the third round.
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