Sungjae Im's 14m Putting Eagle "Tied 4th, 6 Shots Behind"... Ram and Thomas Say "Seen 12 Under Par?"

2022 Season 'King of Kings' Sentry Tournament Day 3: Ram and Smith Tied for Lead, Burger 3rd, Cantlay Tied 4th, Thomas and Matsuyama Tied 8th

Im Sung-jae is teeing off at the 16th hole on the third day of the Sentry Tournament. Hawaii (USA) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the strong performance of ‘Shriners Champ’ Im Sung-jae (24, CJ Logistics).

On the 9th (Korean time), at the Plantation Golf Course of Kapalua Resort on Maui Island, Hawaii, USA (par 73, 7,596 yards), during the third day of the PGA Tour ‘Tournament of Champions’ Sentry Tournament (total prize money $8.2 million), he shot 8 under par to rise to a tie for 4th place (20 under par, 199 strokes). World No. 1 Jon Rahm (Spain) and Cameron Smith (Australia) share the lead (26 under par, 193 strokes), with Daniel Berger (USA) in 3rd place, 5 strokes behind (21 under par, 198 strokes).

Im started from a tie for 5th place, 5 strokes behind, and recorded 1 eagle and 7 birdies (1 bogey). Although he started shakily with a bogey on the 3rd hole (par 4), he began to gain momentum with consecutive birdies on the 4th and 5th holes and ‘stepping stone birdies’ on the 7th and 9th holes. In the back nine, he continued with consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, followed by a birdie on the 17th hole (par 4), and finished with a spectacular 14-meter putting eagle on the final 18th hole (par 5). He is 6 strokes behind the leader, still in a position to aim for his second win of the season since the Shriners Children’s Open last November.

Jon Rahm surged with a 12-under par on the third day of the Sentry Tournament to rise to a tie for the lead.

Rahm collected 1 eagle and 11 birdies (1 bogey). From the 14th hole (par 4) to the 18th hole, he reduced his score by 6 strokes over 5 holes. He boasted an 80% fairway hit rate and an 88.89% greens in regulation rate. When hitting the green, his average putts per hole were an outstanding 1.375. This is his 7th career win, coming 7 months after winning the major US Open in June last year. Smith also posted 9 under par, showing the resilience to stay at the top of the leaderboard for three consecutive days.

‘Playoff Champ’ Patrick Cantlay (USA) is tied for 4th place. Justin Thomas (USA) made a huge leap of 24 places to tie for 8th (17 under par, 202 strokes) with 2 eagles and 8 birdies. ‘Masters Champ’ Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) is tied for 8th, ‘Tokyo Olympic Gold’ Xander Schauffele and ‘Hulk’ Bryson DeChambeau (both USA) are tied for 14th (15 under par, 204 strokes), Kim Si-woo (27) is tied for 19th (14 under par, 205 strokes), and Lee Kyoung-hoon (31, both CJ Logistics) is tied for 34th (7 under par, 212 strokes).

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