Yang Hee-young's Strong Performance "Tied 5th, 8 Strokes Behind"... Hataoka Leads for Third Consecutive Day
Marathon Classic Day 3: 6-Under Surge, Shokouh and Hariga Tied for 2nd, Park In-bee and Choi Woon-jung Tied for 22nd
[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a strong performance by Yang Hee-young (32, Woori Financial Group, photo).
On the 11th (Korean time), at the Meadows Golf Course in Sylvania, Ohio, USA (par 71, 6,578 yards), on the third day of the LPGA Tour Marathon Classic (total prize money $2 million), she surged with a 6-under-par round to leap to a tie for 5th place (11-under-par 202 strokes). Hataoka Nasa (Japan) maintained her position at the top of the leaderboard for the third consecutive day (19-under-par 194 strokes), while Elizabeth Szokol and Mina Harigae (both USA) are chasing in a tie for 2nd place (13-under-par 200 strokes).
Starting from a tie for 22nd place, 7 strokes behind, Yang Hee-young collected 7 birdies (1 bogey). After her first bogey on the 5th hole (par 4), she drew a steep upward curve with consecutive birdies on the 6th and 7th holes, and birdies on the 9th and 12th holes. Especially, she showed strong finishing power with 3 consecutive birdies from the 16th to 18th holes, raising her ranking. Her driving distance averaged 268 yards, and 25 precise putts were her driving force. She is aiming for her 5th career win since her victory at the Honda LPGA Thailand in February 2019, but she is 8 strokes behind the leader, making it not easy.
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Hataoka led the field with a daily best 7-under-par round, maintaining a 6-stroke lead. This is her 4th career win with a 'wire-to-wire' performance. US Women's Open champion Yuka Saso (Philippines) is tied for 5th place, and defending champion Danielle Kang (USA) is tied for 9th place (10-under-par 203 strokes). From Korea, Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group) and Choi Woon-jung (31, Volvik) are tied for 22nd place (8-under-par 205 strokes). Kim A-rim (26, SBI Savings Bank) struggled with 6-over-par and dropped to a tie for 74th place (1-over-par 214 strokes).
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