Yoo Hae-ran, 'Big Five' KPMG Women's PGA Championship: Moves into 3rd Round Solo Lead! Yoon In-a Drops to 3rd

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Yoo Hae-ran (25) surged into a solo lead after the third round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the third major of the LPGA Tour season. The tournament offers a total purse of $13 million, with a winning prize of $1.9 million.

On the 28th (Korean time), Yoo Hae-ran carded a 4-under-par 68 at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, USA, a par-72 course measuring 6,807 yards. She recorded one eagle, three birdies, and one bogey.

With a cumulative total of 11-under-par 205, Yoo Hae-ran moved to the top of the leaderboard, finishing one stroke ahead of second-place Brooke Henderson (Canada, 10-under-par 206), seizing her first opportunity to win a major title in her career.

Yoo Hae-ran, who had been tied for second place, five strokes behind the leader Yoon In-a through the first two rounds, cut the deficit by an impressive five strokes in the front nine of the third round. After birdies on the 1st hole (par 4) and the 5th hole (par 4), she sank a 10-meter eagle putt on the 7th hole (par 5) to take the solo lead. She added another birdie on the 9th hole (par 4). Although she recorded one bogey in the back nine, she held par on the remaining holes to maintain her lead.

In contrast, Yoon In-a (23), who had held a five-stroke solo lead through the first two rounds, struggled on this day with one birdie and four bogeys, shooting a 3-over-par 75. Her cumulative total of 9-under-par 207 dropped her to third place.

Nevertheless, Korean players occupied a significant portion of the top rankings. Kim Arim finished tied for 4th with a score of 8-under-par 208, while rookie Lee Dong-eun tied for 8th with 6-under-par 210. Yang Hee-young tied for 12th (4-under-par 212), followed by Kim Sei-young and Shin Ji-eun, who tied for 19th (3-under-par 213).

World No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA), aiming for three consecutive major titles this season, finished tied for 6th with a cumulative score of 7-under-par 209.

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