Kim Joo-hyung taking a tee shot on the teeing ground. [사진=KPGA 제공]
Kim Joo-hyeong (19) took the top row on the third day of the tournament.
On the third day of the 2021 Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour LG Signature Players Championship (total prize of 1.2 billion won, winning prize of 240 million won), the third round was held at Seowon Valley Country Club (par 72, 7001 yards) located in Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 6th. .
As a result of the third round, Joo-Hyung Kim made a 6-under-par 66 by combining one eagle, five birdies, and one bogey. With a total of 15-under-par 201 over three days, Yo-seop Seo (25) and Bio Kim (31), who formed the second-place group (14-under-par 202), took the lead by one stroke.
Starting from the first hole (par 4), Kim Joo-hyung caught an eagle like gold from the first hole. A birdie was added on the 5th (par 4) and 7th (par 5) holes.
He cut four shots on the 9th hole in the first half and caught birdies on the 11th hole (par 5) and the 12th hole (par 4) two in a row. He made a bogey on the 14th hole, but made up for it with a birdie on the 15th hole (or par 4).
Kim Joo-hyung posted statistics on the fairway landing rate of 71.43% and the green hit rate of 100%.
In an interview after the round, Kim Joo-hyung said, “It was good from the start. I rode the flow well. It’s stable.” “I’m grateful that I have the last chance for the grand prize and the prize money.
If Kim Joo-hyung wins the final 4 rounds, he will take both the grand prize and the prize money. When you win, you will accumulate 1000 points and a cash prize of KRW 240 million.
If you add 240 million won, it will be the first time in tour history to exceed 800 million won in accumulated prize money in one season. The previous record was 790 million won held by Park Sang-hyeon (38) in 2018.
It’s his 3rd win on the tour. At the Gunsan CC Open last year, he was the youngest at the age of 18 years and 21 days and set the record of winning the championship in the shortest period of time (3 months and 17 days). In June of this year, he lifted his second trophy at the SK Telecom Open.
Park Sang-hyun, who currently ranks first in Genesis points, also has a chance. If Kim Joo-hyung does not win, he will also be given a chance.
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- Lee Dong-hoon
- ldhlive@ajunews.com
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