Lee Jung-eun (26) tied for fourth in the third round of the LPGA Tour Kroger Queen City Championship (total prize money of $1.75 million).
On the 11th (Korea time) at Kenwood Country Club (par 72, 6,515 yards) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, on the 11th (Korean time), Lee Jung-eun hit a 1-over par 73 with one birdie and two bogeys in the third round of the tournament.
With a total of 12-under par 204 over three days, Lee Jung-eun started the final round with Eriya Chutanukan (Thailand) in a tie for fourth place.
Lee Jung-eun, who was the sole lead by one stroke until the second round, lost one stroke that day and was ranked down to tied for fourth place.
The second shot on the last 18th hole (par 4) fell into a bunker around the green, and it was fortunate that the par putt did not lose any more strokes by blocking it with a par with regarding 3m left.
Lee Jung-eun, who is 4 strokes behind the lead, has a chance to win depending on the result on the last day.
Jung-eun Lee won her first win at the US Women’s Open, a major event in June 2019, when she was a rookie.
Lee Jung-eun said, “I thought there would be a chance tomorrow if it was 1 or 2 under par today, but it’s a pity that I lost the at-bat.”
Allie Ewing (USA), who cut 5 strokes on the day, took the lead alone with a 16-under 200 shot, and Maria Pasi (Mexico) also reduced 5 strokes and recorded 15-under 201, taking the second place alone by one stroke.
Parsey jumped into the lead by connecting the 15th hole (par 5) flop shot with an eagle.
Lin Shiyu (China) is in third place alone with a 14-under 202 shot.
2020 U.S. Women’s Open champion Kim A-rim (27) cut two strokes in the third round and finished 8th solo with an 11-under 205 stroke.
Kim A-rim said, “It was a pity that the shots were generally shaken a lot.” “The first nine holes were short, so there were a lot of birdies.
This year’s LPGA Tour rookie Anna Lin (26) was tied for 10th with a 9-under 207 shot.
Park Seong-hyeon (29), who is ranked number 1 in the world, tied for 18th with a 6-under 210 stroke, laying the groundwork for better results than her best performance of the season, tied for 15th at the Shoplight Classic in June.
/yunhap news
