'18-year-old Young Gun' Kim Juhyung "1-shot Lead"... Han Seungsu 2nd Place

KPGA Gunsan CC Open Day 3: 7 Under Par, Park Eun-shin and Ham Jeong-woo Tied 3rd, Park Sang-hyun 5th in 'Chase'

Kim Juhyung is teeing off at the 6th hole on the third day of the KPGA Gunsan CC Open. Photo by KPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] '18-year-old young gun' Kim Joo-hyung (CJ Logistics) has a chance to become the youngest winner.

On the 11th, at Gunsan Golf Club Lead & Lake Course (par 71, 7,130 yards) in Gunsan City, Jeonbuk Province, continuing the third day of the KPGA Korean Tour 2020 Season Round 2 KPGA Gunsan CC Open (total prize money 500 million KRW), he surged with a 7-under-par to take the lead (14-under-par 199 strokes). Han Seung-soo (USA) is in 2nd place (13-under-par 200 strokes), and Park Eun-shin (30) and Ham Jung-woo (26, Hana Financial Group) are tied for 3rd place (12-under-par 201 strokes), pursuing the lead.

Starting from a tie for 4th place, 2 strokes behind, Kim Joo-hyung made 8 birdies (1 bogey). He made 'stepping stone birdies' on holes 1 and 3, back-to-back birdies on holes 5 and 6, and then a streak of 3 consecutive birdies on holes 9 to 11. However, it was regrettable that he lost the 15th hole birdie with a bogey on the last 18th hole (both par 4). If Kim Joo-hyung, who took the lead by 1 stroke, wins, at 18 years and 21 days old, he will break the youngest record set by Lee Sang-hee (28, Hoban Construction) at the 2011 NH Nonghyup Open (19 years, 6 months, and 10 days).

Park Eun-shin, who was the leader on the first day, showed resilience by reducing 4 strokes. Ham Jung-woo, who was the leader the previous day, shot 3-under-par but could not maintain the top of the leaderboard. He is 2 strokes behind the leader. Park Sang-hyun (37, Dong-A Pharmaceutical) swept up 8 birdies without any bogeys, rising to a tie for 5th place (11-under-par 202 strokes). Veterans Hong Soon-sang (39, Danu) and Joo Heung-chul (39) also joined this group. Choi Jin-ho (36, Hyundai Steel) and Lee Tae-hee (36, OK Savings Bank) are tied for 15th place (8-under-par 205 strokes).