"I like the sloping course better" Ko Ji-woo reduced 5 strokes to the lead in the final round → 2 wins in Tongsan, Lee Dong-eun wins his first hole-in-one → 10 million won 1 carat diamond

Jul 13, 2024

Ko Jiwoo High1 Resort Women's Open 3R 9th hole buddy holeout

Ko Ji-woo is trying to win his first game of the season.

In the third round of the High1 Resort Women's Open 2024 held at High1 Country Club (par 72) in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do on the 13th, Ko Ji-woo recorded 67 strokes, reducing five strokes with six birdies and one bogey, leading by one stroke with a total of 16-under 200 strokes.

Ko Ji-woo, who tied for second place by one stroke with six birdies the previous day, said of the mountainous topography course, `I think I'm better at shooting in the slope.'

Kojou Hi1 Resort Women's Open 3R 9th hole tee shot

The third round also got off to a good start. As soon as he started, he recorded birdies in the first three holes in a row and quickly rose to the lead.

Ko Ji-woo, who also made a difficult downhill putt on the 17th hole (par 4), maintained a three-stroke lead over second place. However, he failed to make a par putt on the 18th hole (par 4) and lost one stroke as he recorded his first bogey of the tournament.

If Ko Ji-woo wins, he will record his second career win since his first win at the McCall Mona Yongpyeong Open with SBS Golf last year.

Jeon Ye-sung High1 Resort Women's Open No. 3R 2nd Hall Green Grip

Jeon Ye-sung, who played in Hanjo with Ko Ji-woo, trailed by one stroke with a birdie putt on the 18th hole.

On this day, Jeon Ye-sung recorded 68 strokes with four birdies without a bogey, and will start the final round on the 14th with a 15-under 201 strokes overall. Lee Chae-eun, who cut four strokes, was ranked third alone with 13 under par, and Cho Hye-rim and Ji Han-sol tied for fourth with a total of 12 under par.

Lee Dong-eun, who saved two pars on the day, tied for sixth with Han Ji-won. Rookie Lee Dong-eun, who had maintained the lead throughout the first and second rounds, was slightly behind in the race for the top spot with one over par.

Lee Dong-eun poses after hole-in-one at the 6th hole of the 3R High1 Resort Women's Open

Lee Dong-eun recorded her first hole-in-one at the 150m 6th hole (par 3) and became the main character of the 'Diamond 1 Carat' worth 10 million won raised by Shin-Dong-A Golf due to injury. On the previous day, Lee Seung-yeon received a 'BMW 520i' car worth 70 million won as her first hole-in-one in the regular season at Hole 16 (par 3) of 157 meters, and recorded her second hole-in-one in this competition.

However, it did not reduce the number of strokes. Lee Dong-eun, who played no bogey in the first and second rounds, recovered the number of strokes with a hole-in-one in the sixth hole after double bogey in the second hole, but later lost the number of strokes by recording only one bogey without a birdie.

Hanjin Line High1 Resort Women's Open 3R No. 2 Iron Shot

Han Jin-sun, who is trying to win the tournament for the third time in a row, cut two shots and finished the third round tied for 10th with Yoon, Kim Soo-ji, Park Ah-reum, and Lee Soo-jin.

Photo courtesy = KLPGA

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