Takeda, a 21-year-old rookie, leads by 2 strokes... Kim A-rim and Yoon-na tied for 11th place
Takeda, a 21-year-old rookie, leads by 2 strokes... Kim A-rim and Yoon-na tied for 11th place
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Takeda Rio of Japan is leading by two shots at the Blue Bay LPGA, an LPGA tour event in China.
Takeda had five birdies and two bogeys to post 3-under 69 in the third day of the tournament held at the Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course (par 72, 6,712 yards) in Sanya, Hainan Province, China on Saturday, and posted a interim total of 9-under 207, a two-shot lead over Aston Kim, Gigi Stall (U.S.), and Kesh Porter (Australia), who tied for second place. "I played with confidence for the past three days, and I want to finish the final round with this confidence," Takeda said after the match.
Takeda, who was born in 2003, is the rookie who made her LPGA debut this year without going through Q School after winning the Toto Japan Classic last year. Takeda, who had eight wins at the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) last year, is a strong candidate to compete with Yoon Na for the LPGA Rookie of the Year this season. Takeda's mother, Sotoko Hirase, was a former professional golfer, and her aunt, Mayumi Hirase, was a famous golfer who had 18 wins at the JLPGA and one win at the LPGA Tour. 먹튀검증
Lee Min-ji (Australia), the winner of the 2016 event, shot a 4-under 68 with two eagles on the day, tying for fifth with Gino Tikun (Thailand), Ayaka Furue and Mao Saigo (Japan) with a 6-under 210 total. Lee Min-ji enjoyed the thrill of catching both eagles with chip shots.
Lee Mi-hyang was ranked the highest among Korean players. Lee had three birdies without a bogey, tying for ninth with Li Shueying of China with 5-under 211 overall.
Kim, who tied for first place on the first day, lost five shots on the previous day and saw her ranking drop, but she reduced five shots again on the day to tie for 11th along with Yoon In-na, Gabi Lopez of Mexico and Miranda Wang of China. Yoon In-na cut two shots with six birdies and four bogeys on the day of Moving Day.
Hataoka Nasa of Japan, who was in the lead on the previous day, had only one birdie but made five bogeys to lose four pars. He tied for 16th with 3-under 213 overall.