'Joint 24th → Joint 13th → Joint 6th' Korea's First LIV 'TOP 10' Protagonist, Aiming for Personal Best!

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Ahn Byung-hoon (35) and Song Young-han (35) posted back-to-back strong results in the third round of the LIV Golf New York tournament, raising their chances of entering the season's 'TOP 10'.

On the 9th (Korean time), Ahn Byung-hoon shot a 3-under-par 68 with four birdies and one bogey during the third round of the LIV Golf New York event (total prize money $30 million) held at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster (par 71) in Bedminster, New Jersey.

After finishing joint 24th on the first day and joint 13th after the second round, Ahn Byung-hoon jumped to joint 6th with a cumulative total of 5-under-par 208, alongside Thomas Pieters (Belgium) and Richard Bland (England).

Ahn Byung-hoon, who switched from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf this season and is playing as captain for 'Korean Golf Club (KGC)', finished joint 9th at the opening Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) tournament in February. This marked the first-ever 'TOP 10' success by a Korean player in an LIV Golf event.

Ahn Byung-hoon now aims for his best result of the season with his second 'TOP 10' finish in six months. He has been consistently showing strong form following recent joint 11th-place finishes at the Andalusia tournament and 11th place at the UK event.

Song Young-han, from the same team, also shot four birdies against one bogey on this day, reducing his score by three strokes. He finished joint 10th with a cumulative total of 3-under-par, alongside Paul Casey (England) and others. Song Young-han's personal best in LIV Golf was joint 12th at the Busan tournament last May. Depending on the final round results, he could also achieve his first 'TOP 10' since his LIV debut.

Joaquin Niemann (Chile) holds sole leadership for the third consecutive day. Niemann posted a cumulative total of 14-under-par 199, leading second-place Harold Varner III (USA, 12-under-par 201) by two strokes and coming close to his second win of the season. He trails Ahn Byung-hoon by nine strokes.

Meanwhile, Moon Do-yeob (35) and Kim Min-gyu (25), who also competed, finished joint 45th with a cumulative total of 10-over-par 223.

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