Jeon In-ji "Leap to the Lead"... Ko Jin-young and Lee Jeong-eun 6 "Tied for 2nd Place, 1 Stroke Behind"

'Asian Swing' HSBC Women's World Championship Day 3: Hee Young Yang and Danielle Kang Tied 4th, Inbee Park Tied 24th

Jeon In-ji is smiling brightly after finishing the third day round of the HSBC Women's. Sentosa (Singapore) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a winning opportunity for “Flying Dumbo” Jeon In-ji (28, KB Financial Group).

On the 5th (Korean time), at the continued third day of the 4th round of the 2022 LPGA Tour “Asian Swing” HSBC Women’s World Championship (total prize money $1.7 million) held at Sentosa Golf Club Tanjong Course (par 72, 6,718 yards) in Singapore, she surged to the lead (12-under 204 strokes) with a 6-under par round. No. 1 Ko Jin-young (27) and Lee Jeong-eun6 (26, Daebang Construction) are tied for 2nd place (11-under 205 strokes), and three players including “Tournament of Champions champ” Danielle Kang (USA) are tied for 4th place (9-under 207 strokes).

Jeon In-ji started from a tie for 6th place, 2 strokes behind, and swept up 6 birdies without any bogeys. After making a birdie on the 1st hole (par 4) and consecutive birdies on the 5th and 6th holes, she reduced 3 strokes in the front nine, then added 3 more birdies on the 10th, 13th, and 15th holes in the back nine. She relied on an average drive distance of 264 yards and a fairway hit rate of 92.86%. The number of putts in the round was 27. Rising to the lead by 1 stroke, this is a great chance for her 4th career win, her first in 3 years and 5 months since winning the KEB Hana Bank Championship in October 2018.

Ko Jin-young is discussing hole strategy with her caddie at the 8th hole on the third day of the HSBC Women's tournament. Sentosa (Singapore) = Getty Images / Multibits

Ko Jin-young, who was the leader the previous day, added 3-under par. She recorded scores in the 60s for 14 consecutive rounds. This ties the LPGA Tour record for most consecutive rounds in the 60s set by Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) in 2005 and Yoo So-yeon (32) in 2017. Since the final event of the 2021 season, the CME Group Tour Championship in November last year, she is in a position to expect her 13th career win after 4 months. Lee Jeong-eun6 also jumped into the winning competition after a long time, leading with a daily best 7-under par.

Korea’s Yang Hee-young (33, Woori Financial Group) is eyeing a comeback from a tie for 4th place. Kim A-rim (27, SBI Savings Bank) is tied for 15th place (5-under 211 strokes), “Golf Empress” Park In-bi (34, KB Financial Group) is tied for 24th place (4-under 212 strokes), defending champion Kim Hyo-joo (27, Lotte) and Yoo So-yeon (32, Mediheal) are tied for 33rd place (2-under 214 strokes). Kim Se-young (29, Mediheal) is tied for 37th place (1-under 215 strokes), and Park Sung-hyun (27) is tied for 57th place (7-over 223 strokes).

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