Kim Seong-hyeon (24) managed to swing his first top 10 prospect by swinging a shot in the third round of the Sanderson Palm Championship (total prize money of $7.9 million) on the PGA Tour.
In the third round of the tournament held at Jackson Country Club (par 72, 7,461 yards) in Jackson, Mississippi, USA on the 2nd (Korean time) on the 2nd (Korean time), Kim Seong-hyun hit a 6-underhand. par 66 with 8 birdies and 2 bogeys.
Kim Seong-hyun, who was tied for 31st with a 4-under-par 140 until the second round, recorded a three-day total of 10-under-par 206, placing her in a tie for 8th.
He is 5 strokes behind individual leader Mark Hubbard (US 15-under 201 strokes).
Kim Seong-hyun, who made his regular tour debut of the 2022-2023 season after the 2nd Konferi PGA Tour, tied for 36th at the Fortinet Championship two weeks ago, his first tournament.
This competition started in a tie for 10th, and the position was reduced by failing to reduce the number of strokes in the second round, but thanks to good performances in the third round, the possibility of entering the top 10 was used.
On this day, Kim Seong-hyun started the 1st hole (par 4) as a birdie, and then reduced 4 strokes without a bogey in the first half with birdies on the 3rd to 5th holes in a row.
In the second half, with sharp iron shots, the birdies continued 11-12 and 14-15, but bogey came out on the 16th (par 4) and 18th holes (par 4).
Kim Seong-hyun said, “The weather was nice and the condition of the shots was definitely improved compared to the last two days, so it was much easier to control the score. The 16th and 18th holes are disappointing, but other than that, I think I played very well today.”
“My goal is to be in the top 10,” he said, “I’ll do my best to hit every shot regardless of the outcome.”
Hubbard took 7 birdies without a bogey, including consecutive birdies on the 11th to 15th holes, and jumped to the top of the charts, aiming for his first PGA Tour win.
He had previously competed in 163 PGA Tour events, but his best record to date was his runner-up finish at the Houston Open in October 2019.
Mackenzie Hughes (Canada) finished second by one stroke (14-under 202), while Garrick Higo (South Africa), Scott Sterlings (USA) and Jeff Straka (Austria) tied for third (12-under 204) after climbing on
John Herr (USA) finished the third round in a tie for 50th (4-under-par 212) by dropping two strokes.
