Kim Hyo-joo (28‧Lotte) tied for ninth on the third day of the Freedy Group Women’s Scottish Open (total prize money of $2 million).
In the third round of the tournament held at Dundonald Links (par 72) in Ayrshire, Scotland, on the 6th (Korean time), Kim Hyo-joo tied 4 birdies and 1 bogey and hit 3 under par 69.
With this,먹튀검증 Kim Hyo-joo recorded an interim total of 6 under par 210 strokes, raising the ranking from 14th place by 5 places, marking a tie for 9th place. She is 7 strokes behind Celine Boutier (France), who took the sole lead with 13 under par and 203 strokes.
With this, Kim Hyo-joo is aiming for his 7th top 10 this season. Kim Hyo-joo has participated in 11 competitions this season and has yet to record a win. However, he finished in the top 10 on six occasions. In addition, he is proud of his top-notch skills, ranking first in both average at-bats (69.70) and green hit rate (74.16%).
Kim Hyo-joo committed a bogey on the first hole (par 5), but made up for the previous mistake by making a birdie on the third hole (par 5). After that, Kim Hyo-joo continued to save par and ran the game stably.
In the second half, Kim Hyo-joo made birdies on the 12th and 16th holes (par 4 above) and reduced one more stroke on the last hole 18 (par 5) to rise to a tie for ninth place.
Among Korean players, Kim Hyo-joo, Kim A-rim (28‧ Hanwha Q Cells), and Lee Mi-hyang (30 ‧ Volvik) were tied for 13th place with a total of 5 under par 211 strokes. Lee Jung-eun 6 (27, Daebang Construction) is tied for 18th with a 4 under par and 212 strokes.
Jeon In-ji (29, KB Financial Group), who had risen to a tie for 6th place the previous day, was sluggish with a 3-over par, but tied for 35th with a mid-total 1-under par of 215 strokes.
The leader, Bootier, was three strokes ahead of Patty Tawatanakit (Thailand) and Maya Stark (Sweden), who were tied for second place, and looked forward to winning the championship for the second week in a row. Boutier won last week’s major tournament, the Evian Championship.
If Boutier holds the lead until the end, he will become the first player to reach the top in succession at the Evian Championship and immediately following.