Kepka "4-Stroke Lead"... 'Play Suspended Due to Bad Weather for Two Consecutive Days'

Kepka 1 Under Par in 6 Holes of Masters Round 3
Lamb 2nd, Amateur Bennett 3rd, Scheffler 14th
Four Korean Players Tied 28th, Woods 54th

‘LIV Golf’s flagship’ Brooks Koepka (USA) maintained his lead for the third consecutive day.

On the 8th (local time), Koepka added 1 under par over 6 holes in the third round of the 87th Masters Tournament (total prize money $18 million) held at Augusta National Golf Club (par 72, 7,545 yards) in Augusta, Georgia, USA, and led by 4 strokes (13 under par). The round was suspended again due to heavy rain and bad weather conditions, as on the previous day. Among the 54 players who made the cut, none have completed the third round. The remaining third round and the final fourth round will continue on the 9th.

Brooks Koepka is smiling while holding an umbrella during the 3rd round of the Masters. [Augusta (USA) = AFP·Yonhap News]

Koepka made his first birdie at the 2nd hole (par 5) and recorded pars on the next 4 holes. Koepka is a ‘major hunter’ with 8 career wins on the PGA Tour, including 4 major championships. He transferred to LIV Golf, sponsored by Saudi Arabian capital, last year and is on a steep rise, having secured his second win at the LIV Golf League’s third event on the 3rd.

World No. 3 Jon Rahm (Spain) is in second place (9 under par), and amateur Sam Bennett (USA) is performing well in third place (6 under par). Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa (both USA), Matthew Fitzpatrick (England), and Viktor Hovland (Norway) are tied for fourth place (5 under par), Phil Mickelson is tied for eighth place (4 under par), and world No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler (USA) is tied for 14th place (3 under par). ‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods (USA) lost 6 strokes over 7 holes and is in 54th place (9 over par).

All four Korean players who participated advanced to the third round. Coincidentally, Lee Kyoung-hoon, Kim Si-woo, Im Sung-jae, and Kim Joo-hyung are all tied for 28th place (even par). This is the first time that four Korean players have reached the third round at the Masters. The previous record was three players making the cut in 2011 (Choi Kyung-ju, Yang Yong-eun, Kim Kyung-tae) and 2020 (Im Sung-jae, Kang Sung-hoon, Kim Si-woo).

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