'2-shot lead' Kim Se-young "First Major Win GO"... Park In-bi 4th Place

KPMG Women's PGA Championship Day 3: 3 Under Par, Henderson and Nordqvist Tied for 2nd in Victory Race

Kim Se-young is teeing off at the 3rd hole on the third day of the KPMG Women's event. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] Kim Se-young (27, Mirae Asset) continues her march toward her first major victory.

On the 11th (Korean time), at the Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA (par 70, 6,577 yards), during the third day of the third LPGA major, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship (total prize money $4.3 million), she added 3 under par to take a 2-stroke lead (7 under par, 203 strokes). Brooke Henderson (Canada) and Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) are tied for second place (5 under par, 205 strokes), and Park In-bi (32, KB Financial Group) is in fourth place (4 under par, 206 strokes).

Kim Se-young recorded six birdies and three bogeys. She opened the scoring early with a birdie on the 2nd hole (par 4), had her first bogey on the 4th hole (par 4), but then rode a wave of momentum with three consecutive birdies from the 5th to 7th holes. A bogey on the 10th hole (par 4) was recovered with back-to-back birdies on the 15th and 16th holes. The bogey on the final 18th hole (par 4) was regrettable. She combined an average drive of 260 yards with a green hit rate of 77.78% and precise iron shots, and her putting was solid with 29 putts, making her green play quite good.

Kim Se-young is a 10-time LPGA Tour champion. She joined the LPGA Tour in 2015 and swept three wins in her rookie year to claim Rookie of the Year honors, adding at least one win every year since. Last year, she secured a one-stroke victory at the CME Group Tour Championship, the final event of the 2019 season in November, earning a 'jackpot' of $1.5 million (17.3 billion KRW). Now, she is challenging for a major title after 11 months. She said, "I wavered a bit in the back nine," but vowed, "I will play without regrets."

For Park In-bi, this is the 'promised land' where she set the great record of 'three consecutive major wins' from 2013 to 2015. Korea's Jeon In-ji (26, KB Financial Group) is watching for an opportunity from tied 11th place (even par, 210 strokes). It is interesting that the top-ranked players will start first on the final day. Due to the NASCAR car race, the live TV broadcast ends at 2 p.m. local time. The champion group including Kim Se-young, Henderson, and Nordqvist will begin the 4th round at 9:49 p.m. on the 11th.

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