Um Jae-woong leaps to 2 wins in 3Rs at KPGA Busan Open
Um Jae-woong seeks first win in 5 years, 1 month
Sang-hyun Park, 13th career top 10 in 4Rs
Kim Sang-hyun gets his first official tournament hole-in-one
KPGA Korean Tour’s Uhm Jae-woong
Uhm Jae-woong jumped to a one-shot lead after the third round of the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour’s Baeksong Holdings-ASIAAD CC Busan Open (total prize money: 1 billion won, winner’s share: 200 million won).
Uhm Jae-woong carded nine birdies and three bogeys for a 6-under 65 in the third round of the tournament at the Pine and Lake Course (Par 71) at Asiad CC in Busan on Monday.
He had the most birdies among the 64 players.
At 16-under-par 197, Uhm has jumped into the lead and will look to win his second career KPGA Korean Tour title. It will be five years and one month since he won the 2018 Huon’s Celebrity Pro-Am.
“I was honored and happy to be able to compete in the championship group with my esteemed brother Park Sang-hyun. I played to the best of my ability,” said Uhm. “I recently finished runner-up on the Asian Tour, and my overall shot consistency has improved, especially my putts. 카지노사이트랭크 I’m trying to be more relaxed than I am playing better, and it seems to be working.”
Regarding his strategy for the final round, he said, “I’m very happy that this opportunity came unexpectedly, but if I play the same way as I have for the last three days, I think the win will come.”
After leading after rounds one and two, Park was only able to shave two strokes off his total on the day, dropping to second place with a 15-under par 198.
Park will go for his 13th career victory on the final day of the tournament.
Kwon Sung-yeol, who dropped one stroke in the third round, is in third place at 11-under par 202, while Shin Sang-hoon and Park Sung-joon are tied for fourth at 10-under par 203.
The winner of the tournament will take home a total of 400 million won. In addition to the championship prize of 200 million won, they will also receive 200 million won in cash for injuries. However, the 200 million won for injuries will not be applied to the prize money.
Meanwhile, Kim Sang-hyun made his first hole-in-one of the tournament. It was his 14th of the 2013 season and the third hole-in-one in the history of the Baeksong Holdings-ASIAADCC Busan Open.
“When I realized it was a hole-in-one, I was so happy that I screamed. Like today, in the final round, I want to do my best on every hole and finish the tournament with a good score rather than worrying about the score,” he said. 고스톱