Yang Hee-young's Veteran Power... "Have You Seen 9 Under Par?"

Sorensdam-Hosted Tournament 3R: Boo Ties for 2nd Place
Pedersen Leads, Allison Lee Ties for 4th
Korda 17th, Yu Hae-ran 24th, Ko Jin-young 32nd

This is the strength of veteran Yang Hee-young.

On the 11th (local time), at the Pelican Golf Club (par 70, 6,268 yards) in Bel Air, Florida, USA, she shot a 9-under-par 61 in the third round of the LPGA Tour's The Annika Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican (total prize money $3.25 million), rising to a tie for 2nd place (15-under-par 195). Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark) leads (18-under-par 192), with world No. 2 Lydia Ko tied for 2nd, and Alison Lee (both from the USA) tied for 4th (13-under-par 197).

Yang Hee-young

Yang Hee-young started tied for 13th, 6 shots behind, and swept up 1 eagle and 7 birdies. She boasted an average driving distance of 288 yards, missing the fairway and green only once each. She had 26 putts. She is 3 shots behind the leader and has a chance for her 5th career win, her first in 4 years and 9 months since winning the 2019 Honda LPGA Thailand.

Pedersen maintained her lead for the second consecutive day by shooting 6 under. She debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2017 but has yet to win, currently ranked 137th in the world. Her best personal result is a tie for 2nd at the 2020 Scottish Women's Open. World No. 1 Renning (China) is tied for 9th (11-under-par 199), Nelly Korda (USA) tied for 17th (8-under-par 202), and Yu Hae-ran and Lydia Ko (New Zealand) are tied for 24th (7-under-par 203). Ko Jin-young and Jeon In-ji are tied for 32nd (6-under-par 204).