Lee Kyung-hoon 15th, Kim Si-woo 28th, Im Sung-jae 35th... Horschel 5-shot lead "7-under par moving day spurt~"

Memorial Tournament Day 3: 3 Over Par Slump 'Tied 2nd → 15th', Smith and Wise Tied 2nd "Tough Chase"

Lee Kyung-hoon is teeing off on the 18th hole on the third day of the Memorial Tournament. Dublin, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] It is the simultaneous slump of the ‘K Brothers’.

‘AT&T Champ’ Lee Kyoung-hoon (31, CJ Logistics) faltered with a 3-over-par on the third day of the PGA Tour Memorial Tournament (total prize money $12 million) held on the 5th (Korean time) at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, USA (par 72, 7,533 yards), dropping to a tie for 15th place (4-under-par 212). He made one eagle and three birdies but had as many as eight bogeys. The disappointment was greater considering he was tied for the lead on the first day and tied for second on the second day.

Lee Kyoung-hoon started shakily with three consecutive bogeys on holes 1 to 3. He regrouped with a birdie on the 5th hole (par 5), but then made a bogey on the 10th hole (par 4). His eagle on the 11th hole (par 5) was a highlight. After successfully reaching the green in two shots from 277 yards, he sank a long putt of 21.3 meters. Afterwards, his play was inconsistent with a bogey on the 12th hole (par 3), birdie on the 13th hole (par 4), bogey on the 14th hole (par 4), birdie on the 15th hole (par 5), and bogey on the 16th hole (par 3). His iron shots were shaky, making for a difficult round.

He added another bogey on the final 18th hole (par 4). Although he moved away from the winning position, he was only two strokes behind the group tied for 7th place (6-under-par 210), making a ‘top 10’ finish still within reach. Kim Si-woo (27) was tied for 28th place (2-under-par 214), and ‘Shriners Champ’ Im Sung-jae (24) also struggled with a 3-over-par round, finishing tied for 35th place (1-under-par 215). Im faced difficulties as his greens in regulation dropped to 38.89%, recording two birdies and five bogeys.

Billy Horschel is targeting the green on the 17th hole on the third day of the Memorial Tournament. Dublin, USA=Getty Images/Multivitz

Billy Horschel took the top spot on the leaderboard (13-under-par 203) with a 7-under-par daily best. He is the player who became the ‘Match King’ after winning the Del Technologies Match Play last March. He drew even more spotlight by defeating world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (both USA) by two holes in the final. Cameron Smith (Australia) and Aaron Wise tied for 2nd place (8-under-par 208), while defending champion Patrick Cantlay (USA) remained tied for 7th place (6-under-par 210).

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