Sungjae Im Tied 15th "PO Warm-up"... Henry Leads for Third Day
Wyndham Championship Day 3: 3 Under Par, McComber 3 Shots Behind in 2nd, Sabatini Tied 3rd "PO Round 1 Ticket in Sight"
Im Sung-jae is teeing off on the 2nd hole on the third day of the Wyndham Championship. Greensboro, USA = Getty Images / Photo by Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] It is a 'Playoff (PO) warm-up' for Im Sung-jae (23, CJ Logistics).
On the 15th (Korean time), at the Sedgefield Golf Course in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA (Par 70, 7,131 yards), during the third day of the final regular season event of the 2021 PGA Tour, the Wyndham Championship (total prize money $6.4 million), Im added 3 under par to rise to a tie for 15th place (9 under par, 201 strokes). Russell Henley led for the third day in a row (15 under par, 195 strokes), and Tyler McCumber (both from the USA) is in a tough chase in second place, 3 strokes behind (12 under par, 198 strokes).
Im Sung-jae made three birdies on holes 1, 5, and 15. His 'pinpoint iron shots' stood out, missing the green only three times, but with an average of 1.93 putts per hole, the number of birdies was somewhat lacking. This is a good opportunity for his fifth 'Top 10' finish of the season since tying for 8th place at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on the 4th of last month. From next week, three PO matches will follow. Koreans Kim Si-woo (26) and Kang Sung-hoon (34) are tied for 15th place, Lee Kyung-hoon (30) is tied for 23rd place (8 under par, 202 strokes), and An Byeong-hoon (30, both from CJ Logistics) is tied for 28th place (7 under par, 203 strokes).
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Henley added 1 under par and is challenging for his fourth career win for the first time in 4 years and 4 months since the Shell Houston Open in April 2017. It is interesting that Rory Sabbatini (Slovakia), the 'Tokyo Olympics silver medalist,' is tied for 3rd place (11 under par, 199 strokes). Currently ranked 141st in the PO rankings, he is dramatically moving up to 122nd with this performance, securing a first-round ticket given to the 'Top 125.' Justin Rose (England) is tied for 9th place (10 under par, 200 strokes), but still lacks the '2%.' His projected ranking is 126th.
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