Siwoo Kim tied for 24th on the American Express 3R on the PGA Tour
Enter 2022.01.23 (10:16)
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Si-woo Kim (27) tied for 24th in the third round of the American Express ($7.6 million in prize money) on the PGA Tour.
Si-woo Kim hit a 3-under par 69 with 6 birdies and 3 bogeys in the third round of the tournament held at the PGA West Stadium course (par 72, 7,113 yards) in La Quinta, California on the 23rd (Korean time).
Si-woo Kim, who recorded a total of 11-under 205 over three days, started the final round in a tie for 24th with Jack Johnson (USA) and others.
Si-woo Kim, who won this competition last year, moved up eight places in the ranking compared to the second round, but the chance of winning the competition for the second time in a row is somewhat slim.
It’s 18 under par, 7 shots behind leaders Lee Hodges (USA) and Paul Barson (France). However, it is possible to see the entry into the ‘Top 10’ depending on the result of the last day with a difference of 4 strokes from the 15-under par, tied for 5th place.
Kyung-Hoon Lee (31) and Seong-Jae Lim (24) were tied for 31st with 10-under 206 strokes side by side.
Kyung-Hoon Lee played the third round at the PGA West Nicklaus Tournament course (par 72, 7,159 yards), and Seong-Jae Lim played the third round at the La Quinta Country Club (par 72, 7,60 yards).
Noh Seung-yeol (31), who played the third round on the Nicklaus Tournament course, tied for 59th with a 7-under 209 shot.
The tournament will be held in three places: the PGA West Stadium Course, the Nicklaus Tournament Course, and the La Quinta Country Club, divided into rounds 1 to 3, and on the final day, the stadium course will be played.
Tom Hogi (USA) was tied for the lead by one shot at 17-under 199, and Sheamus Power (Ireland) was fourth alone at 16-under 200.
Jon Lam (Spain), the world’s No. 1 player in men’s golf, is tied for 15th with a 13-under par 203.
If Ram falls down to 8th place in this tournament, and Colin Morikawa (USA), who is participating in the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) competition held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the same period, wins, Morikawa will take the first place in the world can be
However, since Morikawa is tied for 54th by 2 over par until the 3rd round of the DP World Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, there is little chance that the world No. 1 will be overturned by this tournament.
[사진 출처 : AFP=연합뉴스]
