Long hitter Kim Arim Reserves to Win LPGA Opening Game? a three-shot lead to 3R
Feb 02, 2025
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Kim Arim led the LPGA Tour season opener by three shots until the third round. Kim A-rim tied one eagle, four birdies and one bogey for 5-under 67 in the third round of the LPGA Tour Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (total prize money of $2 million) at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club (par 72, 6,624 yards) in Orlando, Florida on the 2nd (Korea time). Kim A-rim, who had a total of 15-under 201 in the third round, firmly held the lead, three strokes ahead of second-place Lynn Grant (Sweden, 12 under par).
The bunker shot eagle on the ninth hole (par 5) was crucial. The shot from the bunker around the green was sucked into the hole and caught the eagle. The bunker good shot was not the end. He also birdied the 14th hole (par 4) with a bunker shot.
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In the last two years, 32 tour winners participated in the competition, and the latest example of a Korean player winning was Ji Eun-hee in 2019.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the U.S. and `Defending Champion'Lydia Go chased Kim A-rim in a tie for third place with an 11-under 205.
Among Korean players, Ko Jin-young tied for sixth with rookie Takeda Rio (Japan) with 7-under 209, and Kim Hyo-joo and Yoo Hae-ran tied for 10th with 5-under 211.
Kim A-rim, who entered the LPGA Tour in December 2020 by winning her first major tournament, the U.S. Women's Open, achieved two wins on the tour at the Lotte Championship in November last year.
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