Inbee Park Leads by 3 Shots "20th Career Win GO~"... Jo A-yeon in 2nd Place
ISPS Handa Australian Women's Open Day 3: 5 Under Par, Alex 3rd, So-Yeon Ryu 10th
Park In-bee is teeing off at the 5th hole on the third day of the ISPS Handa Australian Women's Open. Adelaide, Australia - Photo by Getty Images/Multivitz
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] 'Golf Queen' Park In-bee (32, KB Financial Group) has a chance for her 20th career win.
On the 15th (Korean time), at the Royal Adelaide Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia (par 73, 6,648 yards), during the third day of the 4th event of the 2020 LPGA Tour season, the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open (total prize money $1.3 million), Park shot 5 under par to maintain her position at the top of the leaderboard (15 under par, 204 strokes). 'KLPGA Rookie of the Year' Cho A-yeon (20, Volvik) is in 2nd place (12 under par, 207 strokes), and Marina Alex (USA) is in 3rd place (11 under par, 208 strokes), both in pursuit.
Park In-bee started tied for the lead by 1 stroke, recording 7 birdies and 2 bogeys. After a birdie on the 2nd hole (par 5) was offset by a bogey on the 3rd hole (par 4), she made consecutive birdies on the 4th and 5th holes, and another birdie on the 9th hole (par 5), reducing 3 strokes in the front nine. In the back nine, after a bogey on the 13th hole (par 4), she added 3 birdies on the 15th, 17th, and 18th holes. Leading by 3 strokes, she is poised to claim her 20th LPGA Tour victory, her first in 1 year and 11 months since winning the Founders Cup in March 2018.
Invited player Cho A-yeon shot 4 under par and is hoping for a 'non-member win.' Celine Boutier (France) is tied for 4th place (10 under par, 209 strokes), and Madelene Sagstrom (Sweden), the Gainbridge LPGA Champion, along with Maria Fassi (Mexico), are tied for 6th place (9 under par, 210 strokes). Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England), who was co-leader the previous day, struggled with 4 over par and dropped to tied 22nd place (6 under par, 213 strokes). Defending champion Nelly Korda (USA) is tied for 27th place (5 under par, 214 strokes).
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From Korea, Yoo So-yeon (30, Mediheal) added 2 under par and is aiming to climb the ranks from tied 10th place (8 under par, 211 strokes). Lee Mi-hyang (27, Volvik) is tied for 14th place (7 under par, 212 strokes), 'ISPS Handa Vic Open Champion' Park Hee-young (33, Isu Construction) is tied for 22nd, and 'LPGA Rookie of the Year' Lee Jeong-eun 6 (24, Daebang Construction) is tied for 31st place (4 under par, 215 strokes). 'Domestic No. 1' Choi Hye-jin (21, Lotte) exchanged 4 birdies for 4 bogeys and finished at even par, tied for 64th place (even par, 219 strokes).
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