[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = Lim Seong-jae maintained the top rank on the third day of the New Year’s first contest.
Lim Seong-jae (23, Korea Express) round 3 of the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour Century Tournament of Champions ($6.7 million in prize money) held at the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course (par 73) in Kapalua, Hawaii, on the 10th (Korean time) In the game, he tied 1 Eagle and 4 birdies and hit 6 under par 67.
| Im Seong-jae, who was ranked in the top spot for three consecutive days in the first contest of the new year. [사진= 로이터 뉴스핌] |
Lim Sung-jae, who posted 202 strokes in the middle of the 17-under par, was tied for fifth place with a joint leader (21 under par) where Harris English (US) and others are located. In 5th place,’defending champion’ Justin Thomas (USA) was also seated.
Im Seong-jae, who competed in the’King of the King’ match with the first PGA win at the Honda Classic last year, maintained a high rank after a tie for 3rd in the first round and a tie for 6th in the second round.
On this day, Im Seong-jae continued his good performance with 85.19% green hit rate, such as catching an eagle (par 5, hole 5) in the first half. In particular, he raised the ranking with 3 consecutive birdies (par 4 14, par 5 15, par 4 16 holes) at the end of the second half.
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson (USA) and No. 2 John Lam (Spain) climbed a tie for 10th place (14 under par) following the previous day.
‘US Open Winner’ Bryson Dishambo (USA) stagnated from 10th to 16th place (13 under par) the day before.
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