World No. 1 Lydia Ko (New Zealand) has increased her chances of winning the European Women’s Professional Golf Tour (LET) Aramco Ladies International (total prize money of $5 million), which she made her first sortie this year.
In the 3rd round of the tournament held at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club (par 72‧6295 yards) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 18th (Korean time), Lydia Ko caught only 6 birdies without bogey, and she shot 6 under par 66.
Lydia Ko, who recorded a total of 17 strokes under 199 in the third round, reached the final round with her single leader Lilia Bu (USA) closely chasing by one stroke.
Lydia Ko, who entered the third round in second place, two strokes behind the leader Aditi Ashok (India) in the second round, made four consecutive birdies on the 7th to 10th holes following a birdie on the 5th hole (par 4).
He also reduced 6 strokes to the 17th hole to rise to the lead by one shot.
However, while Boo made an eagle putt in the 18th hole (par 5), Lydia Ko missed a birdie and fell to second place by one shot.
She starts the final round in second place, but Lydia Ko has a good chance of winning a come-from-behind victory. 스포츠토토
First of all, there is a difference in experience. While the leading division is attempting to win the LET first, Lydia Ko has won this competition two years ago in 2021. Lydia Ko, who has endured the pressure and tasted the joy of winning, can play more comfortably than Boo from a psychological point of view.
Lydia Ko, who competed in her first official competition of the year after her marriage last December, challenges to regain the top in two years with her rust-free skills.
Meanwhile, the chances of Korean players winning this tournament are slim.
Yoo Hae-ran and Kim Hyo-joo were tied for 16th place (9 under par, 207 strokes), 9 strokes behind the leader, Lee So-mi and Lim Hee-jung were tied for 18th place (8 under par, 208 strokes), and Kim A-lim and Seong Yu-jin were tied for 31st place (5 under par, 211 strokes). finished round 3 with Jeon In-ji tied for 39th place (3 under par, 213 strokes).