Men's golf US professional Matsuyama retreats to 18th position, 5 strokes away from the top position 13:51 on August 9th

The first round of the men's golf major overseas tournament, the US professional championship, the third round was held in California on the 8th, and although Hideki Matsuyama increased his score by one, he still managed to retreat to 18th place, with five strokes remaining the same. did.

Matsuyama, who started from 16th place with a total of 3 under, took birdies in 7th and 10th, and was a continuous bogey in 13th and 14th, but decided the third birdie in 18th.

The score was increased by 1 on the day to 4 under, but the ranking dropped to 18th with 5 strokes from the lead.

Matsuyama said, "I thought the shot was good, so I thought I could extend it, but I made a mistake like the first day in the second half. I do not know yet if I play the way I think." I was talking.

On that day, Dustin Johnson of the United States, who played 5 under, took the sole position with 9 under.