'Lee Jeong-eun 6 Stumbles While Aiming for Victory, Falls Back to Tied 4th Place'
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Lee Jeong-eun is inspecting the green at the 4th hole during the 3rd round of the LPGA Tour Kroger Queen City Championship. Photo by AP Yonhap News
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hee-jun] Lee Jeong-eun6 (26), who was marching toward victory after 3 years, faltered.
On the 10th (local time), Lee Jeong-eun6 scored 1-over-par 73 with 1 birdie and 2 bogeys in the third round of the LPGA Tour Kroger Queen City Championship held at Kenwood Country Club Kendale Course (par 72) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
She could not maintain the momentum of 9-under-par with 9 birdies the previous day. She fell to a tie for 4th place with a total score of 12-under-par. She is in the same group as Megan Kang (USA), Sarah Kemp (Australia), and Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand). She is 4 strokes behind the leader, Ally Ewing (USA).
Lee Jeong-eun6 continued a dull par streak from the 1st hole (par 4) and made her only birdie on the 8th hole (par 3). In the back nine, she made bogeys on the 15th hole (par 5) and the 17th hole (par 4), losing one stroke in total.
Lee Jeong-eun6 won the 2019 US Open and Rookie of the Year after joining the LPGA Tour. However, she has not won a trophy since then. This year, she has only made the top 10 three times.
Ewing made a bogey on the final hole but surged with 6 birdies, leading the leaderboard at 16-under-par. Maria Fassi (Mexico) is chasing in second place, one stroke behind. Lin Xiyu (China), who led on the first day, is in sole third place at 14-under-par.
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Kim A-lim (27) reduced 2 strokes to sit in 8th place with a total of 11-under-par 205. Anna Lin (26) added 3-under-par to tie for 10th place (9-under-par 207). Rookie Choi Hye-jin (23) is tied for 16th place (7-under-par 209). Park Sung-hyun (29) finished the third round tied for 18th (6-under-par 210), Kang Hye-ji (32) tied for 22nd (5-under-par 211), and Kim Se-young (29) tied for 30th (4-under-par 212).
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