Kim Juhyung's Tenacity "94th → 54th → 24th"

Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship Day 3: 4 Under Par, Long Leads by 2 Strokes, Swafford in 2nd Place

Kim Joo-hyung scored 4 under par on the third day of the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, rising to a tie for 24th place.

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the potential of the '18-year-old young gun' Kim Joo-hyung (CJ Logistics).

On the 27th (Korean time), at the Corales Golf Club in the Dominican Republic (par 72, 7,666 yards), during the third day of the PGA Tour Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship (total prize money $4 million), he surged with a 4-under-par round to climb to a tie for 24th place (7-under-par 209). He is participating as an invited player, gaining experience in the big league. Kim Joo-hyung started from a tie for 54th place, 9 strokes behind, and recorded 6 birdies and 2 bogeys.

After exchanging a birdie on the 3rd hole for a bogey on the 5th hole (both par 4), he made 'stepping stone birdies' on the 7th and 9th holes, consecutive birdies on the 12th and 13th holes, and another birdie on the 15th hole (par 4), showing great momentum. However, it was regrettable that he made a bogey on the final 18th hole (par 4). His accurate shots stood out with a fairway hit rate of 85.71% and a greens in regulation rate of 72.22%. Although he is 10 strokes behind the leader, he is only 4 strokes behind the tie for 7th place, putting him in a position to aim for a 'top 10' finish.

Adam Long (USA) took the top spot on the leaderboard (17-under-par 199) with a daily best 8-under-par round. Hudson Swafford (USA), who was the leader the previous day, dropped to 2nd place (15-under-par 201) with a 3-under-par round. Mackenzie Hughes (Canada) is in 3rd place (14-under-par 202), and Zhang Xinjun (China) is in 4th place (13-under-par 203). From Korea, Bae Sang-moon (34) struggled with 2 birdies and 5 bogeys, falling to a tie for 65th place (2-under-par 214).