Siwoo Kim and McIlroy "Co-Leaders"... 'Champion Group Clash'

Kim Si-woo Memorial Tournament 3R 1 Under Par
Lipsky Tied for Lead, Hoblyn 1 Stroke Behind in 4th
Im Sung-jae 14th, Ram 23rd, Scheffler 32nd

It is Kim Si-woo's chance to win a special match.

On the 3rd (local time), Kim Si-woo added 1 under par in the third round of the PGA Tour Memorial Tournament (total prize money $20 million) held at Muirfield Village Golf Club (par 72, 7,571 yards) in Dublin, Ohio, USA, taking the top spot on the leaderboard with 6 under par 210. World No. 3 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and David Lipsky (USA) joined the co-leader group, signaling a fierce competition for the championship.

Kim Si-woo is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 3rd round of the Memorial Tournament. [Dublin, USA = AP·Yonhap News]

Starting from a tie for 5th place, 3 strokes behind, Kim Si-woo recorded 6 birdies, 1 bogey, and 2 double bogeys. After struggling with 2 over par over 11 holes, he showed strong finishing power with consecutive birdies on holes 12 and 13 and another birdie on the 15th hole (par 5). He relied on his long drives of up to 330 yards and 'stingy putting' with an average of 1.40 putts per hole. Moving into a tie for the lead by 1 stroke, this is his second win of the season and fourth career victory, five months after winning the Sony Open in January.

McIlroy reduced his score by 2 strokes with 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. He is in a position to aim for his second win of the season and 24th career victory. Viktor Hovland (Norway) is tied for 4th place, 1 stroke behind (5 under par 211), while Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa (both USA), and Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) are tied for 9th place, 2 strokes behind (4 under par 212).

From Korea, Im Sung-jae surged with 5 under par to jump to a tie for 14th place (3 under par 213), just 3 strokes behind the leader. Justin Suh (USA), who was the leader the previous day, struggled with 5 over par and dropped to a tie for 14th place. World No. 2 Jon Rahm (Spain) is tied for 23rd place (2 under par 214), and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) is tied for 32nd place (1 under par 215). Rookie Kim Sung-hyun is tied for 42nd place (even par 216), and An Byeong-hun is tied for 45th place (1 over par 217), both looking to climb into the top ranks.