Byeonghun An Ties for 6th at Texas Open... "Top 10 Green Light"

Leap in Ranking with 3R 4-Under 68
Possibility of Second Top 10 Finish This Season↑

Byeonghun An (32) has signaled a positive outlook for his second top-10 finish of the PGA Tour season.

Byung-Hoon Ahn [Photo by KGT]

On the 2nd, An played the third round of the PGA Tour Valero Texas Open (total prize money $8.9 million) at the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course (par 72, 7,438 yards) in San Antonio, Texas, USA, shooting 4-under 68 with seven birdies and three bogeys. With a total score of 7-under 209, he is tied for 6th place along with Lee Hodges, Sam Ryder, Harry Higgs (all from the USA), and Augusto N??ez (Argentina).

An is aiming for his second top-10 finish of the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season since his tie for 4th place at the Fortinet Championship last September. After playing 13 holes before sunset the previous day, he lost one stroke with one birdie and two bogeys on the remaining five holes of the second round. In the third round, he raised his shot form by making birdies on the opening 1st hole (par 4), 3rd hole (par 3), and 4th hole (par 4). Although he made a bogey on the 5th hole (par 4), he recovered with a birdie on the 8th hole (par 5). He faltered again with bogeys on the back nine 9th and 12th holes (both par 4), but made consecutive birdies on the 14th hole (par 5) and 15th hole (par 4), adding another birdie on the final hole (par 5).

In a post-round interview, he said, "Overall, it was a decent round today, and my shot feel still seems good." He added, "If I can maintain this shot feel and sink more putts in the fourth round, there will be a good opportunity." He also emphasized, "It will be important to give my best on every shot like today and trust my shots."

Seonghyun Kim (25) lowered his score by two strokes with five birdies and two bogeys, placing him tied for 12th (6-under 210). He is one stroke behind the group tied for 6th, keeping his chances for a top-10 finish alive.

The leader is Patrick Rodgers (USA), who shot 1-under 71 in the third round. With a total score of 12-under 204, he is one step closer to his first career victory.