In the third round of the Fortinet Championship, the opening match of the 2022-2023 season on the PGA Tour, Ahn Byung-hoon came 4th and was aiming for a comeback victory.
Byung-Hun Ahn reached 1 under par with 4 birdies, 1 bogey, and 1 double bogey in the 3rd round of the tournament held at Silverado Resort & Spa in Napa, California, USA.
Ahn Byung-Hun, who recorded an 11-under par in the middle, was tied for fourth place, two shots behind individual leader Justin Lore (USA, 13-under total).
It was disappointing that he took the lead by three strokes going into the 15th hole (par 3), but then made a double bogey due to chasing a sudden shot on the 16th hole (par 5).
Ahn Byung-hoon, son of ‘Korean-Chinese table tennis star’ Ahn Jae-hyung and Zhao Zim-min, is challenging for his first PGA Tour title in this tournament.
After losing his PGA Tour card at the end of the 2020-2021 season, Byung-Hun Ahn, who spent a season on the Second Division Tour, won the Konferi Tour Tournament, the Second Division Tour, in February, and rejoined the PGA Tour on after a year.
Kim Seong-hyun, making his first appearance on the PGA Tour, was 7 under and tied for 17th.
Roar, who has not won on the PGA Tour, took the lead by just one shot with a 13-under total, followed by last year’s winner Max Homar (USA) and 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett (England) for a tie at 12-under. for second place.
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