'Korea Women's Open Champ' Lim Hee-jeong Surge "1 Stroke Behind, 3rd Place"... Oh Ji-hyun and Na Hee-won Tied for Lead

Im Hee-jeong Excels with 4-Under Par on Third Day of S-OIL Championship
Lee So-mi and Hong Jeong-min Tied for 4th, Yoo Hae-ran and Ahn Sun-ju Tied for 6th
Top Earner Park Min-ji Tied for 16th, Second Top Earner Kim Su-ji Tied for 23rd

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the surge of Lim Hee-jeong (22), the 'Korean Women's Open Champion.'

Lim Hee-jeong is celebrating with her caddy after making a birdie on the 1st hole of the third day at the S-OIL Championship. Photo by KLPGA

On the 5th, Lim Hee-jeong surged to a tie for 2nd place (7-under 209) on the third day of the KLPGA Tour S-OIL Championship held at Elysian Golf Club in Jeju City, Jeju Island (par 72, 6,711 yards), powered by a 4-under round. Oh Ji-hyun (26) leads at 8-under 208, Na Hee-won (28) is tied for 2nd, Lee So-mi (23) and Hong Jeong-min (20) are tied for 4th at 5-under 211, while Yoo Hae-ran (21), Ahn Sun-joo (35), Yoo Ji-na (20), and Kim Hee-ji (21) share 6th place at 4-under 212.

Starting from a tie for 5th place, 4 strokes behind, Lim Hee-jeong made five birdies and one bogey. She reduced three strokes in the front nine with birdies on the 1st hole (par 5) and stepping-stone birdies on the 4th and 6th holes, then added consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes in the back nine. However, a bogey on the 17th hole (par 4) was a blemish. She is just one stroke behind the leader, aiming for her second win of the season and sixth career victory, five months after winning the 'national title' DB Group Korean Women's Open last June.

Lee So-mi posted the daily best 5-under round and has entered the title race. She is only three strokes behind the leader. Lee So-mi has a chance for back-to-back wins following last week's SK Networks·Seoul Economic Daily Ladies Classic. Han Jin-seon (25) shot 3-under to place 10th (3-under 213). Money leader Park Min-ji (24) made one birdie but had two double bogeys, struggling with a 3-over round and dropping to a tie for 16th (1-under 215). Park Hyun-kyung (22) is in the same group.

Money second Kim Su-ji (26) added 2-under to rise to a tie for 24th (even par 216). Defending champion Park Ji-young (26) struggled with a 2-over round and fell into this group. Jeong Yeon-joo (30), who was co-leader the previous day, lost six strokes and is tied for 24th. Jeong Yoon-ji (22), winner of the E1 Charity Open, withdrew after experiencing neck stiffness following the 6th hole (par 5) of the third round.

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