Choi Hye-jin
Choi Hye-jin tied for 5th place in the 3rd round of the Evian Championship (total prize money of $8 million), a major tournament on the U.S. LPGA Tour.
On the 14th (Korean time), Choi Hye-jin shot an even-par 71 in the third round of the tournament held at the Evian Resort Golf Club (par 71, 6,523 yards) in Evian-les-Bains, France, with three birdies and three bogeys.
Choi Hye-jin, who recorded a combined score of 204, 9 under par, over three days, finished the third round tied for fifth place.
She is five strokes behind the sole leader, Stephanie Kiriakou (Australia), with a score of 14-under 199.
Choi Hye-jin’s best performance in a major tournament was a runner-up finish at the 2017 US Women’s Open as an amateur, and after turning pro, she also finished third at the 2022 US Women’s Open.
Choi Hye-jin, who was in sole 4th place, 3 strokes behind the leader with 9 under par after the 2nd round, dropped slightly in rankings as she failed to reduce the number of strokes in the 3rd round, and the gap with the leader widened to 5 strokes.
Choi Hye-jin, who had only completed the 8th hole of the 2nd round due to bad weather the day before, gained momentum by reducing her score by 3 strokes in the remaining 10 holes of the 2nd round, but was at a standstill in the 3rd round that followed.
Among Korean players, Anna Lin and Sung Yu-jin are tied for 8th place with 8-under 205 strokes and are aiming for the lead on the final day.
Leading player Kiriakou, born in 2000, has no wins on the LPGA Tour but has two career wins on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
In a major tournament, she tied for seventh place at the 2022 AIG Women’s Open.
Kiriaku was three strokes behind Ayaka Furue (Japan), who was in the lead through the 9th hole, but she tied for first place with consecutive birdies on the 10th and 11th holes, and ended the third round in sole possession of first place, one stroke behind.
Lauren Coughlin (USA), who reduced her score by 6 strokes with two eagles on this day, recorded 13-under 200 strokes along with Furue, and is chasing the leader Kiriakou by one stroke from a tie for second place.
Sole fourth place Pazari Anannarukan (Thailand) is 4 strokes behind the leader with 10-under 203.
Among Korean players, in addition to Choi Hye-jin, Anna Lin, and Sung Yu-jin, Ko Jin-young, Lee So-mi, and Yoo Hae-ran all shot 7-under 206 to tie for 12th place.
Celine Boutier (France), who won this tournament last year, finished tied for 35th with a three-under 210.
Hee-Young Yang, who won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a major tournament last month, fell to 62nd place with a score of 3-over 216 after hitting a 6-over par in the third round.
World No. 1 and strong contender for the gold medal at this year’s Paris Olympics, Nelly Korda (USA) is tied for 43rd with a 2-under 211.
Hwang Yu-min, Lee Ye-won, and Park Ji-young, all of whom are active on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, missed the cut.
Hwang Yu-min fell short of the cut threshold of even par with 5 over par, while Lee Ye-won and Park Ji-young fell short of the cut threshold of even par with 8 over par. 카지노사이트 추천