[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = “When I play aggressively, I attack a little bit, and I think I’ll have to make my own choices while watching the situation.”
Im Seong-jae (24, CJ Logistics) hit a 1-under par 71 in the third round of the first major tournament of the season held at Augusta National (par 72 7510 yards) in Augusta, Georgia, USA on the 10th (Korean time).
| Seongjae Lim, who took the lead and placed 3rd by 5 strokes in the 3rd round of the Masters. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] |
Seongjae Lim, who recorded a 4-under par 212 in the interim, continued chasing the ‘leader’ Scott Schaeffler (US 9-under 207) for two days in a row at 5-under. He is two strokes behind second-placed Cameron Smith.
Im Seong-jae, who took the lead in the Masters for the first time as a Korean on the first day of the tournament, was tied for second on the second day and then finished third.
Im Seong-jae, who maintained the top 3 for three days, said through the PGA Tour, “Here again, the first half is a little easier, and the second half is probably a little more difficult, but today’s 10th hole seems to have been a big turning point. It was close to 1m, and I was watching it continuously for two days at this hole, but when I came to the 10th today, I thought, ‘Let’s make a par today’, but I was able to birdie with a good shot. I think it continued to have an impact. I think the thoughts I put down helped. I was able to go with a good atmosphere.”
The start wasn’t good. Double bogey on the 1st (par 4) hole, lost one shot at the par 4 5th and par 3 6th holes. Seongjae Lim, who caught his breath on the par 7 (par 4) hole, caught his first birdie on the par 5 and 8th hole. In the second half, he regained his rating Sim. He made his second birdie on the starting hole, the 10th (par 4), and then made a stepping stone birdie on the 12th (par 3) hole. He then went on to cut one more shot on the 15th (par 5) and 17th (par 4) and then par-save the last 18 (par 4), finishing the third day.
He continued, “It would be great if we win, but the course here loses scores in another moment if we are greedy, so I just want to focus on my game as much as possible, not worrying about other players, and keep playing until the 18th hole.” did.
Im Seong-jae said, “Rather than my greed, I’m just trying to do my best in one shot and one stroke. First, I’ll think about how to plan a strategy. I guess I’m not good at strategy today. I have only one more day for course strategy and strategy tomorrow. It’s a situation that doesn’t remain, so I think I’ll have to pay more attention. When I play aggressively, I attack a little bit, and I think I’ll have to make my own choices while looking at the situation. Then I think good results will follow.” emphasized.
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| Tiger Woods was the worst performer in Augusta. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] |
Scott Schaeffler, the ‘World No. 1 golfer’, reduced one stroke to 6 birdies and 5 bogeys, maintaining a solo lead for two days in a row with a mid-total 9-under par.
Next, ‘Players winner’ Cameron Smith (Australia) reduced 4 strokes to 6 under par, chasing the lead by 3 strokes. Shane Lowry (Ireland) and Charles Schwartzl (South Africa) were tied for fourth place (2 under) at 2 under.
Kim Si-woo (27), who succeeded in passing the cut for five consecutive years at the Masters, caught one eagle, but lost one shot with one bogey and one double bogey. Kim Si-woo, who recorded a 3-over par in the mid-total, tied for 18th.
Tiger Woods (USA, 47), who returned after 509 days through this tournament, was not good. He lost six strokes to three birdies, five bogeys and two double bogeys. A six-over-par 78 is Woods’ worst score in the Masters. Woods finished tied for 41st with a 7-over-par 223 in the mid-total total, downgrading the ranking to a tie for 41st.
After the moving day, Woods told Reuters, “I couldn’t get the feeling of getting used to the ball. Posture, sensation, right hand, Lilith, everything went wrong.”
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