'Number 2' Ram "Leading by 4 Shots"... Woods 37th Place

Memorial Tournament Day 3: 4 Under Par, Finau and Palmer Tied for 2nd, Day 5th, Kim Siwoo 24th

Yon Rahm is teeing off on the 18th hole on the third day of the Memorial Tournament. Dublin, Ohio, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a winning opportunity for Jon Rahm (Spain), world No. 2.

On the 19th (Korean time), at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, USA (par 72, 7,456 yards), the third day of the PGA Tour Memorial Tournament (total prize money $9.3 million) continued, and Rahm surged with a 4-under-par round to take the top spot on the leaderboard (12-under-par 204). Tony Finau and Ryan Palmer are tied for 2nd place (8-under-par 208), Danny Willett (England) is 4th (6-under-par 210), and Jason Day (Australia) is tied for 5th (5-under-par 211).

Rahm started from 3rd place, one stroke behind, and collected five birdies (one bogey). Up to the 12th hole, he struggled to lower his score with only one birdie and one bogey. However, he showed strong finishing power by making four consecutive birdies from the 13th to the 16th holes. His powerful drives up to 363 yards and a green hit rate of 72.22% with pinpoint iron shots were the driving forces. His average putts per hole were also decent at 1.615. He leads by 4 strokes and is aiming for his 4th career win, his first in 1 year and 3 months since the Zurich Classic last April.

This year, his best result was runner-up at the Farmers Insurance Open in January. The previous day’s co-leaders Finau and Palmer both struggled with 1-over-par rounds. Defending champion Patrick Cantlay (USA) is tied for 9th (3-under-par 213) and looking to move up the ranks. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) exchanged six birdies for six bogeys and is tied for 12th (2-under-par 214). Justin Thomas (USA) is tied for 24th (even par 216).

Tiger Woods is teeing off on the 18th hole on the third day of the Memorial Tournament. Dublin, Ohio, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Getty Images

The 'resurrected golf emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) made four birdies and three bogeys to lower his score by one stroke. He improved his position from tied 64th the previous day to tied 37th (2-over-par 218). Brooks Koepka (USA) remained tied for 56th (4-over-par 220). Among the Korean contingent, Kim Si-woo (25, CJ Logistics) made six birdies and four bogeys to reduce his score by two strokes, tied for 24th. Kang Sung-hoon (33, CJ Logistics) lost six strokes and dropped to tied 71st (8-over-par 224).

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