McIlroy and Kang Sung-hoon Tied for 3rd, 3 Shots Behind... Woods Tied for 14th

Farmers Insurance Open Day 3: Both at 5 Under, Rahm Leads, Farmer 2nd, Im Sungjae Tied 21st

Rory McIlroy takes a tee shot on the 2nd hole during the third day of the Farmers Insurance Open. San Diego, California, USA ? Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a fierce chase by world No. 2 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland).

On the 26th (Korean time), at the South Course of Torrey Pines Golf Course near San Diego, California, USA (par 72, 7,765 yards), continuing the third day of the PGA Tour 2019/2020 season Farmers Insurance Open (total prize money $7.5 million), he surged 5 under par to climb to a tie for 3rd place (9 under par, 207 strokes). Kang Sung-hoon (33, CJ Logistics) is in this group. Jon Rahm (Spain) leads (12 under par, 204 strokes), and Ryan Palmer (USA) is in 2nd place (11 under par, 205 strokes).

McIlroy started from a tie for 17th place, 6 strokes behind, and swept up 6 birdies (1 bogey). After a birdie on the 3rd hole (par 3) was offset by a bogey on the 4th hole (par 4), he reduced 2 strokes in the front nine with birdies on the 6th and 9th holes. In the back nine, he added 3 more birdies on the 12th, 15th, and 18th holes, showing clean play. His long drives averaging 303.5 yards and a green hit rate of 88.24% with 'pinpoint iron shots' stood out. He is 3 strokes behind the leader, aiming for his 19th career win since his victory at the HSBC Champions in November last year, which is included in the 2020 season.

Rahm rose to the lead with a daily best 7 under par, including 1 eagle and 5 birdies. He is a 3-time PGA Tour champion. Palmer faltered with 1 under par but is only 1 stroke behind the leader. Kang Sung-hoon entered the winning competition with perfect play, making 5 birdies. His 'stingy putting' with an average of 1.769 putts per hole was impressive. He is looking for his 2nd career win since his victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson in May last year. Tony Finau (USA) and six others are tied for 7th place (8 under par, 208 strokes).

The 'returned golf emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) smoothly made 4 birdies in the front nine but made 1 bogey in the back nine. He is aiming for his 83rd career win from a tie for 14th place, 5 strokes behind (7 under par, 209 strokes). From Korea, Im Sung-jae (22, also CJ Logistics) recorded 3 birdies and 2 bogeys. He is hoping to rise to the top ranks from a tie for 21st place (5 under par, 211 strokes). On the other hand, An Byeong-hoon (29, CJ Logistics) lost 5 strokes and dropped to a tie for 73rd place (2 over par, 218 strokes).

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