Playing in blustery conditions and (toward the end of the day) heavy fog, Inbee Park -- the best woman golfer in the world -- shot a spectacular 4-under par 68 to take control of the U.S. Women's Open. Park has dominated women's golf all year, and it would be very surprising for her to lose now:
1. I. Park (KOR): -9 (67+68=135)
2. I.K. Kim (KOR): -7 (68+69=137)
3. J. Ewart Shadoff (ENG): -5 (70+69=139)
4. L. Salas: -4 (68+72=140)
T5. A. Stanford: -3 (73+68=141)
T5. J. Korda: -3 (70+71=141)
T7. So Yeon Ryu (KOR): -2 (73+69=142)
T7. A. Nordqvist (SWE): -2 (68+74=142)
T7. K. Icher (FRA): -2 (70+72=142)
T10. C. Hedwall (SWE): -1 (68+75=143)
T10. H.N. Kim (KOR): -1 (66+77=143)
NBC's coverage of the third round is about to start, and this tournament is already over:
ReplyDelete1. I. Park (KOR): -9 (43 holes)
2. J. Ewart Shadoff (ENG): -5 (43)
T3. S.Y. Ryu (KOR): -3 (45)
T3. I.K. Kim (KOR): -3 (43)
5. A. Stanford: -2 (43)
Lisette Salas, who briefly led this tournament yesterday, is five over through 10 holes today and 1 over for the tournament.
ReplyDeleteHere's the leaderboard at almost 4 P.M.:
1. I. Park (KOR): -10 (46 holes)
T2. J. Ewart Shadoff (ENG): -5 (46)
T2. I.K. Kim (KOR): -5 (46)
T4. S.Y. Ryu (KOR): -2 (47)
T4. A. Stanford: -2 (46)
The wind is really giving everyone fits today. Inbee Park just bogeyed the 11th hole, so no one on the course is under par for the day.
ReplyDeleteInbee Park makes a second consecutive bogey on the 12th hole, but she still has a four-shot lead over Jodi Ewart Shadoff and I.K. Kim.
ReplyDeleteInbee Park's lead is now down to three shots.
ReplyDeleteLeaderboard at 5 P.M. EDT:
1. I. Park (KOR): -8 (50 holes)
T2. J. Ewart Shadoff (ENG): -5 (50)
T2. I.K. Kim (KOR): -5 (50)
T4. S.Y. Ryu (KOR): -2 (51)
T4. A. Stanford: -2 (50)
By the way, Jessica Korda -- who is six over for the day through 14 holes -- apparently fired her caddie between the 9th and 10th holes. Since the 10th hole, her boyfriend has been carrying her bag.
ReplyDeleteBubba Watson saw her point.
DeleteInbee Park rolled in a long birdie putt on 15 to move to 9 under par. Her putting this week has been spectacular. She has played 51 holes, and she has taken only one putt on 21 of those holes.
ReplyDeleteEwart Shadoff had a much shorter birdie putt, but she misses it. So Park's lead is back up to four shots.
Jessica Korda has played even par since she fired her caddie.
ReplyDeleteTom Doak and Jack Nicklaus have lived up to their reputations with this course. Sebonack Golf Club is only seven years old, but it has a classic look and a lot of interesting holes. Like many great courses, it features relatively generous fairways but challenging green complexes. Courses of that type tend to reward aggressive play, which means that they tend to reward the best players.
ReplyDeleteJodi Ewart Shadoff has been done in by poor putting, while Inbee Park is cruising along:
ReplyDelete1. I. Park (KOR): -9 (53 holes)
2. I.K. Kim (KOR): -5 (53)
3. J. Ewart Shadoff (ENG): -3 (53)
T4. S.Y. Ryu (KOR): -2 (53)
T4. A. Stanford: -2 (53)
Inbee Park is even par for the day, which puts her in a tie for the best round of the day. She also tied for the best round of the day yesterday.
ReplyDeleteLizette Salas, who was 4 under when the day began, shot an 82. She is now 6 over for the tournament.
ReplyDeleteAngela Stanford, who shot a 74 today, is now the Low American at 1 under par through three rounds.
Inbee Park birdies the last hole with another great putt. She finishes with a 1-under par 71, which means she was the only player to break par for the day. I.K. Kim matches Park's birdie with one of her own, so she finishes with a 1-over par 73. She will have to beat Park by at least 4 shots tomorrow to have a chance.
ReplyDeleteAfter 3 rounds, only five women have broken par. Two of those women -- Park and So Yeon Ryu -- are former U.S. Women's Open champions.
ReplyDelete1. I. Park (KOR): -10 (54 holes)
2. I.K. Kim (KOR): -6 (54)
3. J. Ewart Shadoff (ENG): -3 (54)
T4. S.Y. Ryu (KOR): -1 (54)
T4. A. Stanford: -1 (54)
This will be the 5th consecutive women's major tournament won by a golfer from South Korea. It will be the 10th in a row not won by an American.
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