Five Birdies Without a Bogey in Founders Cup Third Round
Chasing 16th Career Win Since 2023 Victory at This Tournament
No Ye-rim Leads, Lim Jin-hee in Third, Korda in Fifth
Ko Jin-young has seized a chance to win at the LPGA Tour Founders Cup (total prize money $2 million).
Ko Jin-young (right) and Noh Ye-rim are hugging after finishing the third round of the Founders Cup. Bradenton=AFP·Yonhap News
On the 8th (local time), during the third round of the tournament held at Bradenton Country Club (par 71, 6,465 yards) in Bradenton, Florida, USA, she recorded five birdies without a single bogey, positioning herself in second place (17-under 196 strokes). She has maintained a 'flawless play' with no bogeys over the 54 holes of the third round in this tournament. No Ye-rim (USA) leads at 18-under 195 strokes, while Lim Jin-hee and Megan Kang (USA) are tied for third place (13-under 200 strokes).
Since her first LPGA Tour victory in 2017, Ko Jin-young has accumulated a total of 15 wins. She won every year up to 2023 but did not record a win last year. Her most recent victory was at the Founders Cup held in May 2023. She has claimed the title at the Founders Cup in recent odd-numbered years, including 2019, 2021, and 2023.
No Ye-rim, a Korean-American player sponsored by Daebang Construction, surged with an 8-under round to dominate the top of the leaderboard. No Ye-rim has yet to win a tour event but finished as runner-up once each in 2019 and 2020. World No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA) is tied for fifth place (12-under 201 strokes) along with Hannah Green. Lee So-mi is tied for 16th (7-under 206 strokes), Lee Jeong-eun 6 is tied for 20th (6-under 207 strokes), and Kim Hyo-joo is tied for 37th (3-under 210 strokes).
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