"11th place → 6th place → 2nd place." This time, it's time to win, and Kim Si-woo tied for 2nd place in 3R of the Phoenix Open, "I'm getting closer to winning." [PGA]

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It's time to win. Kim Si-woo (31, CJ) is trying to win the WM Phoenix Open (total prize money of $9.6 million) on the PGA Tour.

In the third round of the tournament held at TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course (par 71) in Scottsdale, Arizona on the 8th (Korea time), Kim Si-woo tied one eagle, four birdies and one bogey to write a 5-under 66.

Kim Si-woo, who had an interim total of 12-under 201, tied for second place along with Hisasuneryo (Japan), Nikolai Hoigor (Denmark), and Maverick McNealy (USA). He is chasing Hideki Matsuyama of Japan, who leads the game alone with a 13-under 200.

On the first day, he started nervously tied for 89th place with two overs, but he jumped to fifth place with one eagle and eight birdies in the second round, and again made an eagle in the third round and rose to a position to look to win.

It's been on a scary rise this season. Kim Si-woo, who started tied for 11th at the Sony Open in the opening game, finished tied for 6th at the American Express after running 1st until the 3rd round, but gained confidence by entering the top 10 for the first time. At the Farmers Insurance Open, which ended on the 2nd, he won the runner-up, his best performance of the season, and will once again hunt for the championship.

Kim Si-woo, who started with his first birdie on the first hole (par 4), gained momentum by tying for the lead with an eagle on the third hole (par 5). Kim Si-woo, who cut one more stroke in the sixth hole (par 4), briefly slowed down with a bogey in the 12th hole (par 3), but made birdies in the 15th and 17th holes (par 4) to increase his chances of winning the championship.

After the game, Kim Si-woo said, "I had a very good putting at the beginning of the third round, so I was able to gain confidence and play comfortably," adding, "I had a really good shot at the third hole (par 5), so I was able to continue my good atmosphere."

I have a good hunch this season. "It has been a satisfying day overall. "I'm looking forward to finishing the third round well," said Kim Si-woo, "I have the best swing in my career. It was frustrating because the finish wasn't good over the past few years, but the game management ability got better this season. Thanks to that, the results are also improving. "Iron shots and drivers are being done as desired, so it's comfortable to run the game," he said.

In the end, he knows better than anyone that the most important thing in determining the championship lies in the putt. "Putting gives a great sense of security. Even if it is not said to be very good, he has recently shown steady performance and is approaching the championship. "I had a chance to win for three consecutive weeks, and those experiences will help me," he said.

Kim Si-woo, who has recorded four career wins, will try to win the PGA Tour for the first time in three years and a month since the Sony Open in January 2023.

Kim Sung-hyun (28) tied for 37th with a 4-under 209, and Kim Joo-hyung (24) tied for 46th with a 3-under 210. Lee Seung-taek (31), who is challenging the PGA Tour this season, succeeded in passing the first cut of the PGA Tour by making a birdie on the 17th hole of the second round that resumed the day before, but failed to reduce the number of pars in the third round and ended the third round tied for 63rd with a 1-under 212.

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