‘Maduonni’ Jieunhee "Age is Just a Number"... Tied for Lead with Lydia Ko and Boutier

Trust Golf Scottish Women's Open Day 3 'Tied 5th, 2 Strokes Behind', Anna Lin and Kim Hyoju Tied 9th, Ko Jinyoung Tied 61st

Ji Eun-hee is reading the putting line on the 1st hole on the third day of the Trust Golf Scottish Women's Open. North Ayrshire (Scotland) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] The "eldest sister" Ji Eun-hee (36, photo) is sailing smoothly.

On the 31st (Korean time), at Dundonald Links in North Ayrshire, Scotland (par 72, 6,584 yards), on the third day of the LPGA Tour Trust Golf Scottish Women's Open (total prize money $2 million), she added 2 under par to stand tied for 5th place (13 under par, 203 strokes). Lydia Ko (New Zealand) and C?line Boutier (France) share the lead (15 under par, 201 strokes), while Leonie Harm (Germany) and Maude-Aim?e LeBlanc (Canada) are tied for 3rd (14 under par, 202 strokes).

Starting from 3rd place, 3 strokes behind the leader, Ji Eun-hee recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. Although she started shakily with a bogey on the 3rd hole (par 5), she sparked momentum by making 3 birdies on the 10th, 12th, and 14th holes. She showed resilience by immediately recovering from a bogey on the 16th hole with a birdie on the 17th hole (both par 4). She relied on her long drives averaging 270 yards and a fairway hit rate of 85.71%. She is 2 strokes behind the joint leaders and is aiming for her second win of the season and seventh career victory, two months after the Bank of Hope Match Play in May.

Lydia Ko is teeing off on the 2nd hole on the third day of the Trust Golf Scottish Women's Open. North Ayrshire (Scotland) = Getty Images / Multivitz

Lydia Ko reduced her score by one stroke, maintaining her position at the top of the leaderboard for the second consecutive day. Boutier joined the competition for the title by recording 6 birdies and 1 bogey. Since her debut in 2017, she has won twice in total, including the 2019 ISPS Handa Big Open and last year's ShopRite LPGA Classic. Nasa Hataoka and Ayaka Furue (both from Japan) are tied for 9th place (11 under par, 205 strokes), and "US Women's Open Champion" Minjee Lee (Australia) is tied for 27th place (6 under par, 210 strokes).

From Korea, rookie Anna Lin (26) rose to a tie for 9th place with a 3 under par round. Kim Hyo-joo (27), who performed well with a tie for 3rd place at last week's Evian Championship, also joined this group. "KPMG Women's Champion" Jeon In-ji (28) and Choi Hye-jin (23) are tied for 13th place (10 under par, 206 strokes), and Kim A-rim (27) is tied for 21st place (7 under par, 209 strokes). No. 1 Ko Jin-young (27) lost 2 strokes with 2 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey, finishing tied for 61st place (1 under par, 215 strokes), showing a disappointing performance.

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