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LIV Golf Invitational Round 3 Day 2: 2 Under Par, Tied 3rd Lead, Mickelson Tied 41st

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Henrik Stenson (Sweden, photo) led the LIV Golf Invitational for two consecutive days in his debut.

On the 31st (Korean time), at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, USA (par 71), during the second day of the third LIV Golf Invitational tournament (total prize money $25 million), he added 2 under par to maintain his position at the top of the leaderboard (9 under par 133 strokes). LIV Golf is a new tour backed by Saudi Arabia's "oil money." Only 48 players participate, playing three rounds without a cut-off in a shotgun start format. There is also a team competition with 12 teams formed through a draft.

Stenson started tied for the lead by one stroke and recorded one eagle, four birdies, two bogeys, and one double bogey. In the front nine, he recovered from a double bogey on the 3rd hole (par 4) with an eagle on the 8th hole (par 5). In the back nine, he smoothly played birdies on the 10th and 13th holes before taking a bogey on the 14th hole (par 3) to catch his breath. He then finished the round with consecutive birdies on the 16th and 17th holes and a bogey on the 18th hole (par 5). He is a player with six PGA Tour wins and 11 DP World Tour wins. Recently, he moved to LIV Golf and was removed from the captaincy of the 2023 Ryder Cup.

LIV Golf's flagship player Dustin Johnson (USA) is in second place, three strokes behind (6 under par 136 strokes). Patrick Reed (USA) lost two strokes and dropped to a tie for third place (5 under par 137 strokes). First tournament champion Charl Schwartzel is tied for 7th place (4 under par 138 strokes), second tournament champion Brandon Grace (both South Africa) is tied for 17th place (1 over par 143 strokes), and Brooks Koepka (USA) is tied for 19th place (2 over par 144 strokes). Bryson DeChambeau is tied for 29th place (3 over par 145 strokes), and Phil Mickelson (both USA) is tied for 41st place (6 over par 148 strokes).

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