Ham Jung-woo's Fierce Battle... 'Tied 38th → Tied 24th'
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Kang Sung-hoon Tied 130th, Noh Seung-yeol 142nd Struggle
It is the fierce effort of Ham Jeong-woo, the '2023 Korean Tour Player of the Year.'
On the 16th (local time), Ham Jeong-woo recorded four birdies and three bogeys in the third round of the final stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying (Q) School held at the Sawgrass Country Club (par 70) in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. He shot a 1-under-par 69, moving up from a tie for 38th place the previous day to a tie for 24th place (2-under-par 208). Ham Jeong-woo has the final fourth round remaining at the Dye's Valley Course (par 70). The top five finishers in Q School earn the right to compete on the PGA Tour next season.
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Harrison Endicott (Australia) surged with a 5-under-par 65 to maintain his position at the top of the leaderboard (12-under-par 198). Raul Pereda (Mexico) and Hayden Springer (USA) are tied for fifth place (7-under-par 203). Kang Sung-hoon lost two strokes and dropped to a tie for 130th place (8-over-par 218). No Seung-yeol also struggled with a 3-over-par round, placing 142nd out of 168 players (11-over-par 221). The top 40 players will be able to compete on the Korn Ferry Tour (the second-tier tour) next year.
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