▲ Park Ye-ji
Park Ye-ji has taken the sole lead after the third round of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour Lotte Open.
In the third round held today at Bear's Best Cheongna Golf Club in Incheon, Park carded a 4-under-par, recording six birdies and two bogeys.
With a total score of 13-under-par, Park sits at the top of the leaderboard, one stroke ahead of Lee Da-yeon, Ryu Hyun-jo, and Lee Se-hee, who are tied for second at 12-under-par.
Park, who surged to a one-stroke sole lead on the first day with a 7-under-par performance, slipped to a tie for second in the second round before reclaiming the sole lead by one stroke in the third round.
Having debuted on the regular tour in 2024, Park is now seeking her first career victory.
Ryu Hyun-jo, last year's Grand Prize winner, is tied for second with Lee Da-yeon and Lee Se-hee, one stroke behind the leader, as she aims for her second win of the season and fourth career title.
World No. 3 Kim Hyo-joo, competing in a domestic tournament for the first time in two months, is in sole fifth place at 10-under-par, while Moon Jeong-min, who led alone after the second round, dropped to sole sixth at 9-under-par after losing one stroke.
Kim Min-sol, who became the first player to reach three wins this season after her victory at the McCol-Mona Yongpyong Open last week and currently leads the prize money and Grand Prize point standings, is tied for 15th at 6-under-par.
The tournament, which features a total purse of 1.2 billion won and a winner's prize of 216 million won, concludes tomorrow, July 5.
(Photo: KLPGA)
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