013라운드 초반 기세 제압… 선두 추격 발판 마련
최가 대회 3라운드에서 경기 초반부터 강렬한 몰아치기를 선보이며 상위권으로 단숨에 뛰어올랐다.
3라운드 경기를 마친 최는 안정적인 경기력과 초반 상승세를 바탕으로 공동 2위 자리에 이름을 올렸다.
선두권을 바짝 추격하게 된 최는 남은 최종 라운드에서 역전 우승을 향한 본격적인 챔피언십 경쟁을 이어가게 됐다.
02Original (English) — LPGA
Haeran Ryu of South Korea plays a shot from the second tee during the third round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2026 at Pine Beach Golf Links on October 24, 2026 in Haenam, South Korea.
HAENAM, South Korea (AP) — Hye-Jin Choi had an eagle and seven birdies on her first 11 holes Saturday on a rain-soaked Pine Beach Golf Links to shoot a 6-under 66 and move into tie for second place after three rounds of the LPGA South Korea tournament.
Second-round leader Haeran Ryu, who birdied her last three holes, still led the tournament by four strokes after a 4-under 68 and a three-round total of 17-under 199.
Choi shot 28 on her front nine and was 9-under before she bogeyed the par-5 12th after hitting into a fairway bunker. She made a double-bogey seven on the 17th after missing an eight-foot par putt after hitting into hazard off the green with her fairway wood.
Steady rain forced course officials to use roller squeegees to remove water from the greens. Most of the final groups took six hours to complete their rounds.
Minji Park shot 65 and was also tied for second with Choi and Yuri Yoshida (68).
Choi is still looking for her first victory in 125 career LPGA Tour starts as a member. She has held or shared a 54-hole lead five times in her LPGA career without converting it into a win.
Last week in Shanghai, Choi was runner-up by one stroke to China’s Ruoning Yin after the South Korean golfer led after each of the first three rounds.
Defending champion Sei Young Kim, who ended a five-year victory drought in 2025 with a win last year in South Korea, shot 77 Saturday and was at even par.
In its late-season Asian swing, the LPGA Tour moves to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia next week for the Maybank Championship, the third of four events.