01최종 라운드 맹추격 예고, 우승권 향해 피치 올리는 김효주
김효주가 미국여자프로골프(LPGA) 투어 BMW 레이디스 챔피언십에서 뛰어난 활약을 펼치며 순위를 공동 7위까지 끌어올렸다.
대회 후반부로 갈수록 안정적인 경기력을 선보인 김효주는 선두권 추격의 발판을 마련하며 마지막 날 대역전극을 예고했다.
상위권 진입에 성공한 김효주는 최종 4라운드에서 더욱 공격적인 플레이를 바탕으로 우승 트로피를 향한 막판 스퍼트에 나설 예정이다.
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Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea plays a second shot from the 18th fairway during the third round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2026 at Pine Beach Golf Links on October 24, 2026 in Haenam, South Korea.
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Hyo Joo Kim of the Republic of Korea moved from a tie for 15th into a tie for seventh on Saturday, shooting a 5-under 67 in the third round of the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam-gun.
At 11-under 205, Kim is six strokes behind leader Haeran Ryu (17-under 199) with 18 holes to play.
The strong showing came in Kim’s home country, where six players from the Republic of Korea, Kim included, currently sit in the top 10.
Kim opened with a par on the par-4 first hole, then birdied the par-5 second and par-3 third to reach 8-under. She added birdies at the par-5 sixth and par-4 ninth to turn in 4-under 32 and 10-under overall.
The back nine was less tidy. A bogey at the par-4 11th dropped her to 9-under, and she recovered with a birdie at the par-3 13th. Another bogey at the par-3 15th pushed her back to 9-under again, but Kim answered immediately with birdies at the par-4 16th and par-5 17th to reach 11-under. She parred the 18th to finish with a 35 on the back nine.
Kim made seven birdies, two bogeys and hit 13 of 14 fairways while averaging 237.0 yards off the tee. She found 15 of 18 greens in regulation and needed 28 putts.
“I was able to hole a lot more putts, and with less wind, I felt like I could play a little more comfortably,” said Kim.
The 31-year-old has nine career LPGA Tour victories, including the 2014 Evian Championship, her lone major championship. She has won twice this season, back-to-back at the Fortinet Founders Cup and the Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass, and has six top-10 finishes in 16 starts, making 13 cuts. Kim ranks fifth on the LPGA Tour in strokes gained total at +2.07 per round.
Rain is in the forecast for the final round, and Kim said she will stick to the plan that worked Saturday.