Sungjae Im "Tied 5th, 6 Shots Behind"... Clark Leads by 2 Shots

Sungjae Im 3-Under in Round 3 at Wells Fargo Championship
Shoprite 2nd, Scott Tied 3rd, Kyung-hoon Lee 20th

It is a breather for Im Sung-jae.

On the 6th (local time), Im Sung-jae added 3 under par in the third round of the PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship (total prize money $20 million) held at Quail Hollow Club (par 71, 7,538 yards) in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, and stood tied for 5th place (10 under par, 203 strokes). Wyndham Clark leads (16 under par, 197 strokes), Xander Schauffele (both from the USA) is in 2nd place (14 under par, 199 strokes), and Adam Scott (Australia) and Tyrrell Hatton (England) are tied for 3rd place (11 under par, 202 strokes).

Im Sung-jae is reading the putting line on the 10th hole of the 3rd round at the Wells Fargo Championship. [Charlotte (USA) = AFP·Yonhap News]

Starting tied for 4th place, just one stroke behind, Im Sung-jae made 4 birdies (1 bogey). After reducing 2 strokes in the front nine with birdies on the 3rd hole (par 4) and 7th hole (par 5), he joined the race for the championship with consecutive birdies on the 10th and 11th holes. However, it was unfortunate that he hit the brakes abruptly with a bogey on the 16th hole (par 4). He relied on his long drives, reaching up to 361 yards. He is 6 strokes behind the leader and still has a chance for his third PGA Tour win in 1 year and 7 months since the 2021 Shriners Children's Open.

Clark surged with an 8 under par round to take over the top of the leaderboard. He is ranked 80th in the world and has no wins. Justin Thomas (USA) is tied for 9th place (8 under par, 205 strokes), and Viktor Hovland (Norway) is tied for 16th place (7 under par, 206 strokes). From Korea, Lee Kyung-hoon is tied for 20th place (6 under par, 207 strokes), Kim Joo-hyung is tied for 27th place (5 under par, 208 strokes), and Kim Si-woo is tied for 38th place (3 under par, 210 strokes). Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), ranked 3rd in the world, is only tied for 50th place (1 under par, 212 strokes).

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