Lee Jaekyung and Ham Jungwoo Co-Leading... "Challenging 2 Consecutive Wins" Lee Taehee "3rd Place, 1 Stroke Behind"

Hazzys Golf KPGA Open Day 3: Kim Hanbyeol Tied 3rd, Kang Kyungnam 8th, Moon Kyungjun 11th in 'Chase'

Lee Jae-kyung is teeing off at the 1st hole on the third day of the Hazzy's Golf KPGA Open. Photo by KPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the leap to the lead by Lee Jae-kyung (21, CJ O Shopping).

On the 29th, at Ildong Lake Golf Course Hill-Mountain Course (par 72, 7,209 yards) in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, during the third day of the KPGA Korean Tour Hazzys Golf KPGA Open (total prize money 500 million won), Lee surged with a 7-under-par round to dominate the top of the leaderboard (14-under-par 202 strokes). Ham Jung-woo (26, Hana Financial Group) reduced 2 strokes to join this group, and Lee Tae-hee (36, OK Savings Bank) and Kim Han-byeol (24, Golfzon) are chasing in a tie for 3rd place (13-under-par 203 strokes).

Starting from a tie for 16th place, 5 strokes behind, Lee Jae-kyung showed perfect play with 7 birdies and no bogeys. He started with a birdie on the 3rd hole (par 5), then chased the leader with three consecutive birdies from the 9th to 11th holes. Following a birdie on the 14th hole (par 4), he secured his name at the top of the leaderboard with consecutive birdies on the 17th and 18th holes. This is his second win opportunity in a year since his first career victory at the Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open last September.

Lee Tae-hee is reading the putt line at the 3rd hole on the third day of the Hazzys Golf KPGA Open. Photo by KPGA

Lee Tae-hee, who achieved his first consecutive win at last week's Maeil Business Newspaper Open, combined 3 birdies and 2 bogeys. He is only 1 stroke behind the co-leaders, putting him in a position to attempt a rare feat of 'back-to-back tournament wins' for the first time in 5 years and 10 months since Park Sang-hyun (37, Dong-A Pharmaceutical) won the Biner-Fine Ries Open in August 2014 and the KJ Invitational in October. Kim Jin-sung (31), Kim Min-soo (30, Volvik), and Lee Won-jun (Australia) are tied for 5th place, 2 strokes behind (12-under-par 204 strokes).

Kang Kyung-nam (37), Moon Do-yeop (29, DB Insurance), and Woo Song-gyu (24) are tied for 8th place (11-under-par 205 strokes), eyeing a comeback. Last year's 'Player of the Year' Moon Kyung-jun (38, Husem) is tied for 11th place (10-under-par 206 strokes), and 'Pocheon native' Jeon Ga-ram (25, Volvik) is tied for 16th place (9-under-par 207 strokes), dreaming of climbing the ranks. 'Top money winner' Kim Sung-hyun (22, Golfzon) is tied for 37th place (5-under-par 211 strokes), and 'Player of the Year leader' Lee Soo-min (27, Srixon) is tied for 49th place (3-under-par 213 strokes).

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