Se-young Kim and Jin-young Ko "Tied 10th, 8 Shots Behind"... 'Number 1' Korda "Leads by 3 Shots"

Tokyo Olympics Women's Golf Day 3 Tough Chase, Asok 2nd, Lydia Ko Tied 3rd, Park In-bi Tied 25th

Kim Se-young is teeing off at the 1st hole on the third day of the women's golf event at the Tokyo Olympics. Saitama, Japan - Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Kim Se-young (28, Mediheal) is having a tough medal race.

On the 6th, at Kasumigaseki Golf Club in Saitama Prefecture, Japan (par 71, 6,648 yards), during the third day of the women's golf event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she reduced her score by 3 strokes and stood tied for 10th place (7-under 206). World No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA) maintained her lead on the leaderboard for the second consecutive day (15-under 198). Aditi Ashok (India) is in 2nd place (12-under 201), and four players including Lydia Ko (New Zealand), the silver medalist from the Rio Olympics, are tied for 3rd place (10-under 203), engaging in a chase.

Kim Se-young started tied for 11th place, 9 strokes behind, and made 4 birdies (1 bogey). Although she started shakily with a bogey on the 3rd hole (par 4), she changed the momentum with consecutive birdies on the 5th and 6th holes, and added "stepping stone birdies" on the 14th and 16th holes in the back nine. She has shown consistency by recording scores in the 60s for three consecutive days in this tournament. Although she is 8 strokes behind the leader, making a comeback victory difficult, she is only 3 strokes behind the group tied for 3rd place, putting her in a position to contend for the bronze medal.

Nelly Korda is teeing off at the 3rd hole on the third day of the Tokyo Olympics women's golf event. Saitama, Japan - Photo by Yonhap News

Korda recorded 3 birdies and 1 bogey. She made 3 strokes under par over 6 holes and was cruising, but it was unfortunate that she lost 1 stroke over the remaining 12 holes. She is leading by 3 strokes, increasing her chances of winning the gold medal. Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark), Hannah Green (Australia), and Mone Inami, playing on her home course, are tied for 3rd place, while Nasa Hataoka (Japan) is tied for 7th place (8-under 205). Feng Shanshan (China), the bronze medalist from the Rio Olympics, is tied for 10th place.

For Korea, No. 2 Ko Jin-young (26) faltered with an even-par round and dropped to tied 10th place. Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte) is tied for 18th place (5-under 208). Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group), the gold medalist from the Rio Olympics, exchanged 2 birdies for 2 bogeys and could not reduce her score. She is tied for 26th place, 12 strokes behind (3-under 210). Park In-bee, who said "my green play was terrible," commented, "Putting not working for three consecutive days has to be considered my skill level," and added, "It was a very disappointing day."

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