Ko Jin-young has cut four pars to rank seventh in the moving day of the ISPS Women’s Open. She only has a six-par gap with Lauren Coughlin of the U.S., which is the final round.
Ko Jin-young, ranked fourth in the world in women’s golf, tied four birdies and a bogey in the third round of the tournament held at Dundonaldrinks (par 72, 6350 yards) in Isher, Scotland, on the 17th (Korea time) and shot a 4-under 68 to post an interim total of 6-under 210. Ko Jin-young, who added birdies in even holes from the second hole to the eighth hole and then reduced five shots to the ninth hole, wrote a bogey at the par-3 15th hole in the second half.
The driving distance of the driver shot sent her 260 yards, and the fairway made eight of 14 hits. She placed her putt within par except for three on the green, and displayed good performance with 29. As the game was held in a chilly weather, many players wore sweaters and gloves, while Ko Jin-young reduced her pars a lot, but turning the tables is difficult.
Lauren Coughlin shot a 66 to take the lead by one stroke (12-under par) by garnering six birdies without a bogey. If she wins, Coughlin will be one of the third group winners after Nelly Korda of the U.S. and Hannah Green of Australia. She has taken a leap forward from her cutoff in 2022 and tied for 55th place last year.
Coughlin is playing his last hole shot
“This year’s putt is so good,” Coughlin said after the game. “This year, I started with confidence from spring, and all my shots are going well.” Megan Kang (USA), who started tied for the lead, hit three under par to fall to second place (11 under par). “I didn’t make a bogey because the wind was too strong, but I couldn’t reduce my pars much, so let’s wait and see at the end,” Kang said in an interview.
Last week, German Olympic silver medalist Esther Hanselight cut six shots to tie for third (9 under par) with Charlie Hull of England, who cut three shots. Lee Min-ji of Australia, who started joint first, hit even par to take fifth place (8 under par), while Olympic gold medalist Lydia Ko of New Zealand only cut one shot to fall to sixth place (7 under par).
Ayaka Furue of Japan, the champion of two years ago, reduced three pars to tie for eighth (5 under par). Long hitter Kim A-rim hit even par to tie for 14th (2 under par) with Georgia Hull of England and Alison Kofuz of the U.S.A. Rookie Lee So-mi shot one over par to tie for 25th (even par), Rookie Im Jin-hee shot one under par to tie for 28th (1 over par), and Kang Hye-ji tied for 33rd (2 over par).
With the AIG Women’s Open, the last major of the year, one week away, Korean players are aiming for their second win of the season. The final round will be broadcast live from 8:45 p.m. on July 18 at JTBC Golf. 토토사이트
