Yang Yong-eun Ties for 3rd Place... "Regrettable, First Champions Tour Win"

Ascension Charity Classic Final 3R 1 Under Par
Plessy Charges with 9 Under Par '3-Stroke Victory'
Sutherland 2nd, Choi Kyung-Ju 23rd, Wi Chang-Soo 52nd

‘Baram-ui Sanai’ Yang Yong-eun finished in the ‘Top 3’ on the Senior Tour.

On the 10th (local time), at the Norwood Hills Country Club (par 71, 6,992 yards) in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Yang Yong-eun shot 1-under 70 in the final 3rd round of the PGA Champions Tour Ascension Charity Classic (total prize money $2 million) to finish tied for 3rd place (13-under 200). Yang Yong-eun, who had been tied for the lead by one stroke with Kevin Sutherland (USA) until the previous day, hoped for his first victory but settled for his best season result.

Yang Yong-eun is teeing off at the 3rd hole of the final 3rd round of the Champions Tour Ascension Charity Classic. [St. Louis (USA) = AFP·Yonhap News]

Yang Yong-eun recorded 3 birdies and 2 bogeys. After a birdie on the 2nd hole (par 5) was canceled out by a bogey on the 5th hole (par 4), he continued smoothly by reducing one stroke on the 8th hole (par 5). However, he only made pars over the next 9 holes, falling behind in the race for the win. A birdie on the 17th hole was lost due to a bogey on the 18th hole (both par 4). His tee shots were shaky, with a fairway hit rate of only 50%. This season, he has entered 20 tournaments and achieved six ‘Top 10’ finishes.

Steve Flesch (USA) boasted a perfect round with no bogeys, one eagle, and seven birdies. He won by 3 strokes (19-under 194). Flesch is a player with four PGA Tour wins in total. This victory marked his fourth win on the Champions Tour as well. Sutherland reduced four strokes but finished 2nd (16-under 197). Korea’s ‘Tank’ Choi Kyung-ju finished tied for 23rd (6-under 207), and Wi Chang-su ended tied for 52nd (even par 213) in the tournament.

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