Sungjae Im Ties for 19th... Scheffler 2nd, McIlroy 5th

'Special Match' Arnold Palmer Invitational 3R

‘Newlywed’ Im Sung-jae takes a breather.

On the 5th (Korean time), Im Sung-jae remained tied for 19th place (2-under 214) after failing to reduce his score in the third round of the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational (total prize money $20 million) held at Bay Hill Club & Lodge (par 72, 7,466 yards) in Orlando, Florida, USA. Kurt Kitayama leads at 9-under 207, while defending champion Scottie Scheffler (both from the USA) and Viktor Hovland (Norway) are tied for second place at 8-under 208, fiercely competing for the top spot.

Im Sung-jae struggled to reduce his score in the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, falling back to a tie for 19th place.

Im Sung-jae started the round tied for 20th, 7 strokes behind the leader. Over 11 holes, he recorded 2 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey, finishing 2-over and struggling. Fortunately, he added 2 birdies on holes 12 and 16 to even out his score. His greens in regulation rate was only 50%, making it difficult to create birdie opportunities. However, his 100% bunker save rate stood out. Im Sung-jae is just 2 strokes behind the group tied for 10th, leaving a chance to climb up the leaderboard.

Hovland energized the field with a 6-under round. This marks his fourth PGA Tour win after 1 year and 4 months since the World Wide Technology Championship in November 2021. World No. 2 Scheffler also added 4-under to join the battle for the title. If he wins this tournament for the second consecutive time, he can ascend to No. 1 in the world rankings. World No. 3 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) reduced his score by 4 strokes and jumped to a tie for 5th place, 3 strokes behind (6-under 210).

World No. 1 Jon Rahm (Spain) struggled with a 4-over round and dropped to a tie for 44th place (1-over 217). From Korea, Kim Joo-hyung recorded 1 birdie, 3 bogeys, and 1 double bogey, falling from a tie for 20th the previous day to a tie for 59th place (2-over 218). This group also includes Sony Open winner Kim Si-woo, as well as Lee Kyung-hoon and Kim Sung-hyun.

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