Jo Ah-yeon's Non-Member Surge "Leading by 1 Stroke"... Saxstrom in 2nd Place
On the Third Day of the Big Open, Strong Winds Challenge Players: Sharp in 3rd, Park Heeyoung 4th, Yoo Soyoun 5th with 2-Under Par Performance
Jo Ah-yeon is tying her hair before the tee shot on the 1st hole on the third day of the Big Open. Geelong, Australia - Photo by Getty Images/Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a winning opportunity for Jo Ah-yeon (20), the 'KLPGA Rookie of the Year.'
On the 8th (Korean time), at the 2020 LPGA Tour ISPS Handa Vic Open (total prize money $1.1 million) held at the Thirteenth Beach Golf Links Beach Course (par 72, 6,276 yards) in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Jo added 2 under par amid strong winds on the third day to take the top spot on the leaderboard at 12 under par 205. Madelene Saxstr?m (Sweden) is in 2nd place (11 under par 206), Alena Sharp (Canada) is 3rd (10 under par 207), and Park Hee-young (33) is in 4th place (9 under par 208), all in pursuit.
Jo Ah-yeon recorded 5 birdies and 3 bogeys. She started smoothly with consecutive birdies on holes 2 and 3 and a birdie on hole 7 (par 3), but lost all the strokes she had gained with consecutive bogeys on holes 8 and 9 and a bogey on hole 11 (par 5). However, she showed strong finishing power by adding birdies on hole 13 (par 4) and the final hole 18 (par 5). She powered through with an average 282-yard powerful drive and 27 putts in the round. Leading by one stroke, this is her first chance to win on the LPGA Tour after entering as a sponsor's invitee.
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Madelene Saxstr?m, the 'Gainbridge Champion' who led for two consecutive days, struggled with 2 over par. Korean player Yoo So-yeon (30) posted the daily best with 4 under par to jump to a tie for 5th place (8 under par 209). She is 4 strokes behind the leader, in a position to aim for a comeback. Choi Hye-jin (21) is tied for 11th (5 under par 212), Kang Hye-ji (39) and Lee Jeong-eun 5 (32) are tied for 16th (4 under par 213), Lee Jeong-eun 6 (24) is tied for 41st (1 under par 216), and Park In-bi (32) is tied for 48th (even par 217).
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