Kang Kyung-nam "2-Stroke Lead"... Kim Joo-hyung '3 Strokes Behind in 3rd Place'

Bizplay-Electronic Newspaper Open Day 3: Ok Tae-hoon 2nd, Seo Yo-seop Tied 4th, Park Sang-hyun and Kim Bong-seop Tied 7th

Kang Kyung-nam is teeing off at the 1st hole on the third day of the Bizplay-Electronic Times Open. Photo by KPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Kang Kyung-nam (38, Yooyoung Pharmaceutical) takes the lead.

On the 4th, at Happiness Golf Course in Naju, Jeonnam (par 72, 7,125 yards), during the third day of the KPGA Korean Tour Bizplay-Electronic Times Open (total prize money 600 million KRW), he posted a 5-under-par round to dominate the top of the leaderboard (16-under-par 200 strokes). Ok Tae-hoon (23, PNS Holdings) is in 2nd place (14-under-par 202 strokes), ‘Top Money Winner’ Kim Joo-hyung (19, CJ Logistics) is 3rd (13-under-par 203 strokes), and ‘KPGA Championship Champ’ Seo Yo-seop (25, DB Insurance) along with two others are tied for 4th place (12-under-par 204 strokes).

Kang Kyung-nam started from a tie for 2nd place, 2 strokes behind, and combined 7 birdies and 2 bogeys. He showed great resilience by sweeping up 6 birdies without any bogeys over 14 holes. After making his first bogey on the 15th hole (par 3), he recovered with a birdie on the 17th hole (par 5), but it was disappointing to lose a stroke on the final 18th hole (par 4). Rising to a 2-stroke lead, he seized the opportunity for his 11th career Korean Tour win, his first in 4 years and 2 months since winning the Jinju Savings Bank Kaido Men's Open in July 2017.

Kim Juhyung is making an iron shot on the 4th hole on the third day of the Bizplay-Electronic Times Open. Photo by KPGA

Kim Joo-hyung added 2-under-par to continue the battle for the championship. This is his second win of the season in three months, following the SK Telecom Open in June. Seo Yo-seop reduced his score by one stroke, taking a breather. Park Sang-hyun (Dong-A Pharmaceutical), ranked 2nd in the points race, and Kim Bong-seop (Zotac Korea, both 38) are tied for 7th place (11-under-par 205 strokes). Park Jung-min (28), who was the leader the previous day, struggled with a 4-over-par round and dropped to a tie for 10th place (9-under-par 207 strokes). Defending champion Lee Won-jun (Australia) is tied for 33rd place (5-under-par 211 strokes).

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