Lee So-mi Jumps to 5th Place in 3rd Round of LPGA CPKC Women's Open

▲ Lee So-mi

South Korean golfer Lee So-mi has climbed into the upper tier of the leaderboard on the third day of the LPGA Tour CPKC Women's Open, which boasts a total purse of 7.5 million dollars.

Playing the third round of the tournament at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club (par 70) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Lee carded 5-under-par 65 after recording eight birdies, one double bogey, and one bogey.

With a cumulative total of 11-under-par 199, Lee jumped seven spots from the previous day to claim sole possession of fifth place.

She sits eight strokes behind the sole leader Miyu Yamashita of Japan, who posted 19-under-par 191 with relentless stellar play, making a comeback in the final round a tough challenge.

Lee, who joined the LPGA Tour in 2024, secured her first tour victory in 2025 at the team event Dow Championship, partnered with Im Jin-hee.

Her best finish in an individual event this year is a solo fourth place at the Honda LPGA Thailand in March.

Lee charged forward by shaving five strokes through the 10th hole, but her momentum was checked by a double bogey on the 12th hole (par 5).

Although she added three more birdies afterward, she dropped another shot on the 18th hole (par 4), failing to narrow the gap with the leader.

Kim Sei-young, a 13-time winner on the LPGA Tour, shot six clean birdies without a single bogey to rise to a tie for sixth place at 10-under-par 200 overall.

Lee Dong-eun, who debuted on the LPGA Tour this year, also fired six birdies without a bogey to settle into a tie for 10th place at 9-under-par 201.

Lee Dong-eun's career-best finish on the LPGA Tour is a tie for 14th place recorded at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in May.

Joo Su-bin, who had surged to a tie for second place after the second round, slipped to a tie for 13th place at 8-under-par 202 after losing a stroke.

She managed four birdies, but stumbled with a double bogey and three bogeys.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States finished the third round in a tie for 30th place at 4-under-par 206 after managing to shave only one stroke.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)

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