Im Sungjae "4-Under Par Moving Day Spur~"... Leading the Lead

'European Version of the War of Money' DP World Tour Championship Day 3 Joint 23rd Place Leap, 'Mayakoba Champ' Hoblan Joint 4th Place

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] "3 over par → 2 under par → 4 under par."

Im Sung-jae (22, CJ Logistics, photo) is on the rise. On the 13th (Korean time), at the DP World Tour Championship held at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (par 72, 7,677 yards), he shot 4 under par on the third day to move up to a tie for 23rd place (3 under par, 213 strokes). This tournament is the final event of the 2020 European Tour season. The winner's prize is a whopping 3 million dollars (about 3.25 billion KRW), making it a 'European version of the money war' even bigger than the majors.

Im Sung-jae started from a tie for 35th place and combined 6 birdies with 2 bogeys. He opened the scoring early with a birdie on the 2nd hole (par 5), followed by 'stepping stone birdies' on the 5th and 7th holes. A bogey on the 13th hole (par 3) was offset by consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, and another bogey on the 17th hole (par 3) was recovered with a birdie on the 18th hole (par 5). Above all, his 'stingy putting' averaging 1.5 putts per hole stood out. It is interesting that this is his first appearance on the European Tour. He aims to challenge the 'top 10' on the final day.

Patrick Reed (USA), who is first in the 'Race to Dubai'?the PGA Tour playoff equivalent?is tied for the lead (11 under par, 205 strokes) and is also aiming for a bonus of 500,000 dollars (about 540 million KRW). Matthew Fitzpatrick and Laurie Canter (both from England) have joined the co-lead. Viktor Hovland (Norway), who won the PGA Tour Mayakoba Golf Classic on the 7th, is tied for 4th place (10 under par, 206 strokes). This is a great opportunity for him to collect a winner’s trophy in Europe this time.

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