‘AT&T Byron Nelson 2 Consecutive Wins’ Lee Kyoung-hoon “Tied 2nd by 1 Stroke”…McIlroy Leads “Did You See My 2 Eagles?”

Lee Kyung-hoon Fires 5-Under Par on Third Day of The CJ Cup, Ties for 2nd with Rahm and Kitayama
Kim Joo-hyung Tied 7th, Kim Bi-o Tied 29th, 'Number 1' Schauffele and Thomas Tied 47th

Lee Kyung-hoon is teeing off on the 3rd hole on the third day of the CJ Cup. Ridge Land (USA) = Photo by AFP Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Lee Kyung-hoon (31), the two-time defending champion of the AT&T Byron Nelson, showed great momentum on Moving Day.

On the 22nd (local time), Lee Kyung-hoon shot 5-under par on the third day of the PGA Tour The CJ Cup (total prize money $10.5 million) held at Congaree Golf Club (par 71, 7,655 yards) in Ridgeland, South Carolina, USA, rising to a tie for 2nd place (12-under par 201). Defending champion Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) leads at 13-under par 200, with Jon Rahm (Spain) and Kurt Kitayama (USA) tied for 2nd.

Starting from a tie for 6th place, 4 strokes behind, Lee Kyung-hoon collected six birdies and one bogey. He reduced 3 strokes in the front nine with consecutive birdies on holes 4 and 5 and another birdie on hole 8 (par 4). On the back nine, he continued his strong momentum with birdies on holes 10 and 12. A three-putt bogey on hole 14 (par 3) was recovered with a birdie on hole 17 (par 4). He is just one stroke behind the leader, aiming for his third career win five months after winning the AT&T Byron Nelson in May.

McIlroy lowered his score by 4 strokes with two eagles, three birdies, and three bogeys. His powerful drives averaged 336.6 yards. Jon Rahm, who led the previous day, slipped to a tie for 2nd after shooting 1-under par. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and two-time winner of this event in 2017 and 2019, Justin Thomas (both USA), are tied for 47th place (even par 213).

South Korea’s youngest two-time PGA winner Kim Joo-hyung (20) dropped 2 strokes to tie for 7th place (9-under par 204), 4 strokes behind the leader. Im Sung-jae (24) struggled with 3-over par, falling to a tie for 38th place (2-under par 211). An Byeong-hun (31) is tied for 47th, Kim Si-woo (27) tied for 58th (1-over par 214), and rookie Kim Sung-hyun (24) finished the third round tied for 65th (4-over par 217).

Kim Bi-o (32) improved by 3 strokes to tie for 29th place (4-under par 209), the best among domestic players. Park Sang-hyun (39) is tied for 47th, Bae Yong-jun (22) tied for 65th, Jung Chan-min (23) 73rd (8-over par 221), Seo Yo-seop (26) 76th (12-over par 225), Kim Young-soo (33) 77th (13-over par 226), and Shin Sang-hoon (24) is at the bottom in 78th place (15-over par 228).

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