Sungjae Im Slips to 7th Place in 3rd Round of PGA Tour Playoff 2nd Event

Sungjae Im faltered after failing to lower his score on the third day of the BMW Championship (total purse of $20 million), the second event of the PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs.

Playing the third round of the tournament today at Bellerive Country Club (par 70) in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Im traded two birdies for two bogeys to shoot an even-par 70.

With a cumulative total of 9-under-par 201, Im dropped from tied for 4th place the previous day to sole possession of 7th place.

To advance to the Tour Championship, the final playoff event, Im needs to raise his current FedExCup ranking from 40th into the top 30.

To achieve this, Im must finish in sole 7th place or higher at the BMW Championship to accumulate enough FedExCup ranking points.

Im had a shaky start by recording a bogey on the 1st hole (par 4), but recovered by sinking a birdie putt from over 12 meters on the 2nd hole (par 4).

After stringing together 13 consecutive pars, Im managed to finish under par by sinking a 6-meter birdie putt on the 18th hole (par 4).

However, after struggling between the fairway bunker and the rough on the 18th hole (par 4), he recorded a bogey to finish the third round, leaving him with the pressure to climb higher in the final round.

Si Woo Kim, ranked 4th in the FedExCup standings, shot an even-par 70 with two birdies and two bogeys, tying for 35th place at a cumulative 1-under-par 209.

Having already secured plenty of FedExCup ranking points during the regular season, Si Woo Kim has virtually guaranteed his spot in the playoff finale.

Tom Kim shaved 2 strokes off with three birdies and a bogey, tying with Si Woo Kim for 35th place (cumulative 1-under-par 209).

Tom Kim, ranked 26th in the FedExCup standings, will see his advancement to the final event determined by the results of the final round.

Wyndham Clark (USA), who won the major U.S. Open and The CJ Cup Byron Nelson this season, surged into the sole lead with a cumulative 17-under-par 193.

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Patrick Cantlay (USA) tied for 2nd place at 12-under-par 198, trailing Clark by 5 strokes.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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