"Charge captain" Hwang Yoo-min continued his "no-bogey play" for three consecutive days, aiming for his first win of the season and his second career win.

At the third round of the Doosan Engineering & Construction Weave Championship (total prize money of 1.2 billion won) for the 2024 Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour held at Teddy Valley Golf & Resort (par 72, 6,685 yards) in Seogwipo, Jeju Island on the 6th, Hwang garnered three birdies without a bogey. Hwang, who had just five birdies each in the first and second rounds, maintained his lone lead with 13-under 203 overall. He is two shots behind Moon Jung-min, Park Hye-joon and Kang Ji-sun (both 11-under 205).

Hwang Yoo-min had a great chance to win his second career victory in nine months after reporting his first victory on the tour at the Daeyu Winia-MBN Women's Open in July last year, his debut season.

Hwang Yoo-min had a bogey on the 17th hole (par 3) in the third round of the Blue Canyon Ladies Championship last month, when he tied for fourth in the previous tournament, and had a bogey streak of 55 consecutive holes until that day.

Hwang unintentionally dropped the range finisher at Hole 18 (par 4) on the day, putting his no-bogey parade on the verge of being suspended. After finishing the distance measurement while preparing for his second shot, he handed the meter to a caddie next to him and dropped it to the ground. The meter that rolled after falling to the ground stopped attached to the ball. If the ball moved, he would have to be penalized for moving. Video review took nearly 10 minutes. Choi Gab-bin and Moon Jung-min, who played together, holed out the game. After going through a rough review process, the KLPGA Committee determined that the ball was still. Hwang removed the meter and swung a wedge at 52 degrees, but the ball hit the pin at 0.2 yards. The gallery cheered and Hwang burst into laughter. Hwang, who had been paring for 10 consecutive holes after two birdies in the first half, finished the third round happily by garnering his third birdie.

Hwang Yoo-min said after the game, "The shot was shaken compared to the first and second rounds, and the sense of putt was disappointing," adding, "I made a par save in a situation where a bogey could come out, and I finished well because I was lucky at the 18th hole." Regarding the situation at the 18th hole, he said, "At first, I was very nervous and wanted not to be penalized, but it took a long time and it was my mistake, so I just waited with the intention of accepting it." He also added, "There were a lot of mistakes in today's wedge shot, but I think it was good because I was able to organize my thoughts on those things."

Hwang didn't put much emphasis on the no-bogey march. "No-bogey may be broken from the first hole of the final round. I won't try to watch it, but I don't care too much about it because 'let's not watch' is not the way to attack," he said. "Because if I play defense, the game won't go well, I'll look at my conditions tomorrow and if I feel that my shots fit well, I'll play aggressively."

Bang Shin-sil, who spent the first and second rounds with Hwang Yoo-min, tied for 29th with a 4-under 212 overall, and Yoon Na traded three birdies and three bogeys to tie for 40th with a 2-under 214 overall.

Shin Ji-ae reduced her pars by two birdies on the day and tied for 20th with 5-under 211. Lee Ye-won, the defending champion, was out of the race for the title by exchanging three birdies and three bogeys, tying for 48th with 1-under 215.

BY: 토토사이트

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