Siwoo Kim,’reduced by 5 strokes’, leaps forward with the PGA American Express 3R

-Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) took the lead by cutting five strokes on the third day of the American Professional Golf (PGA) Tour American Express ($6.7 million in prize money).

On the 24th (Korean time), in the third round of the tournament held at the PGA West La Quinta Country Club Stadium Course (par 72, 7113 yards) in La Quinta, California, USA, Siwoo Kim caught 5 birdies without seeing and scored 67 strokes under the par 5 .

Kim Si-woo took the lead with Tony Pinau (USA) and Max Houma (USA) with a 15-under-par 201 tarot in the middle.

Kim Si-woo did not reach the top of the PGA Tour after winning The Players Championship in 2017. If he wins this time, he will succeed in 3 wins in total. Siwoo Kim, who tied second place until the 2nd round, started off happily by catching a birdie from the 3rd hole (par 4). In the fifth hole (par 5), he added a birdie by attaching the third shot at a distance of 1.9 meters from the hole cup. Round 3 ended with a joint lead by recording birdies in the 12th hole (par 4), 14th hole (par 4), and 16th hole (par 5). Ahn Byung-hun (30, CJ Korea Express), who was sluggish in the second round, also 5 By reducing his strokes, he was tied for 13th with 11 under par 205 strokes in the middle. Ahn Byung-hoon, who was eliminated from cuts 5 times in 7 competitions this season, challenges to enter the season’s first top 10 in the final round.

Lim Seong-jae (23, CJ Logistics), who took a good trend in the second round, was sluggish in the third round. He caught 5 buddies, but lost 1 stroke by committing 1 triple bogie and 3 bogies. He tied for 20th with 206 strokes in the middle of 10 under par.


(Seoul = News 1)