Se-young Kim 'Tied 8th, 3 Shots Behind'..."Comeback Victory GO~"

Final Major AIG Women's Open Day 3 Even Par, Nordqvist and Madsen Co-Leaders, Korda Tied 8th, Park Inbee Tied 61st

Kim Se-young is making a trouble shot on the 3rd hole on the third day of the AIG Women's Open. Carnoustie (Scotland) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Kim Se-young (28, Mediheal), ranked 4th in the world, continued her hopes for a comeback victory.

On the 22nd (Korean time), at the continued LPGA Tour 2021 season final major AIG Women's Open (total prize money $4.5 million) held at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland (par 72, 6,850 yards), she struggled on the third day without lowering her score and stood tied for 8th place (6 under par 210). Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) and Nana Madsen (Denmark) shared the lead (9 under par 207), while Lizette Salas (USA) was in 3rd place, one stroke behind (8 under par 208).

Starting from a tie for 3rd place, one stroke behind, Kim Se-young exchanged four birdies and four bogeys. After a bogey on the 4th hole (par 4), she changed the momentum with consecutive birdies on the 6th and 7th holes, but consecutive bogeys on the 9th and 10th holes prevented her from lowering her score. She joined the under-par group with birdies on the 11th and 14th holes but recorded a bogey on the final 18th hole (par 4). Her tee shots were unstable, missing the fairway eight times, and her putting count soared to 32 during the round.

Anna Nordqvist is hitting an iron shot on the 15th hole on the third day of the AIG Women's Open. Carnoustie (Scotland) = Getty Images / Multivits

She is three strokes behind the joint leaders, still in a position to expect her 13th career win after nine months since the Pelican Women's Championship last November. "My tee shots kept going left, resulting in bogeys," she said, adding, "I will prepare more thoroughly tomorrow." Nordqvist posted a daily best 7 under par, instantly rising to the top of the leaderboard. This is her 9th career win, the first in four years since the 2017 major Evian Championship.

Lexi Thompson (USA) and three others are tied for 4th place (7 under par 209). World No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA), Thai sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn, and Brooke Henderson (Canada) joined the tie for 8th place. Georgia Hall (England), who led the previous day, lost one stroke and dropped into this group. For Korea, Shin Ji-eun (29) is tied for 27th place (3 under par 213). Golf legend Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group) struggled with 5 over par, falling to a tie for 61st place (6 over par 222).

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