Se-young Kim 2nd "Did you see the hole-in-one?"... Kang leads by 3 strokes

Se-young Kim 5 Under Par in 3rd Round of CPKC Women's Open
Jiyoung Ko 3rd, Saso and Hole Tied 4th in 'Chase'
Jeongeun Lee6 8th, Koda and Jeon Inzi Tied 11th

It is Kim Se-young's chance to win.

On the 26th (local time), at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club (par 72, 6,685 yards) in Vancouver, Canada, Kim surged with a 5-under-par round including a hole-in-one in the third round of the LPGA Tour CPKC Women's Open (total prize money $2.5 million), climbing to second place (8-under-par 208). Megan Kang (USA) posted a 4-under-par round to maintain her lead at the top of the leaderboard (11-under-par 205).

Kim Sei-young is teeing off at the 10th hole during the third round of the CPKC Women's Open. [Vancouver (Canada) = AP·Yonhap News]

Kim Se-young recorded two eagles, three birdies, and two bogeys. She shaved four strokes in the front nine with a birdie on the 7th hole (par 5), a hole-in-one on the 8th hole (par 3, 184 yards), and a birdie on the 9th hole (par 4). After a bogey on the 10th hole (par 4), she regained momentum with a birdie on the 13th hole followed by an eagle on the 14th hole (both par 4), fiercely chasing the leader. However, a bogey on the final 18th hole (par 4) was a disappointment. She relied on her long drives averaging 278 yards. She trails the leader by three strokes, aiming for her 13th career victory and first since winning the Pelican Women's Championship in November 2020, after 2 years and 9 months.

2019 champion Ko Jin-young is eyeing a comeback from third place, five strokes behind (6-under-par 210). Yuka Saso (Japan) and Georgia Hall (England) are tied for fourth place (5-under-par 211), while Lee Jeong-eun 6 is tied for eighth (2-under-par 214). Nelly Korda (USA), Jeon In-ji, and Lee Jeong-eun 5 are tied for 11th place (1-under-par 215), Choi Hye-jin and Lee Mi-hyang are tied for 18th (even par 216), and world No. 1 Lydia Ko (USA), three-time champion C?line Boutier (France), and Kim Hyo-joo are tied for 24th (1-over-par 217).

Rookie Yoo Hae-ran and rising star Rose Zhang (USA) are tied for 56th place (6-over-par 222). Lydia Ko (New Zealand), winner of the tournament in 2012, 2013, and 2015, made only one birdie but had nine bogeys and one double bogey. She lost a total of 10 strokes and fell to 71st place (12-over-par 228), the lowest among those who advanced to the final round.

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