The third round of the Japan Open was held on the 14th, and 3-year-old Senaka Hiramoto improved his score by five to take the sole lead at 23 under overall. It is a crowded competition of 5 golfers who are three strokes behind the leader, and the tournament for golfers Japan is expected to be a heated battle in the final round.
The Japan Open, a major golf tournament in Japan, was held in Ibaraki City, Osaka, and the final round began on the 14th.
Hiramoto, who started 1th at 14-under overall, birdied the par-1 4st and made good putts and shots, and birdied Nos. 5 and 9 to improve his score by three in the first half.
He continued to play bullish golf in the second half, making back-to-back birdies on Nos. 3 and 17 at the end of the day, and seven birdies and two bogeys on the day extended his score by five to take the sole lead at 18-under overall.
Four players, including 7-year-old Tomoharu Otsuki, who has one Tour win this season, and Ryo Ishikawa in third place, one stroke behind, are in second place, one stroke behind, making it a crowded race with 2 players to be three strokes behind the leader.
In addition, Takumi Kanaya, who currently leads the money ranking, finished at 5 under, the lowest score of the day, to improve her total to 6 under to 1th place, while Yasuka Ciagawa, who won this tournament as an amateur last year, dropped her score by one to 2th at 1 over.
Sole leader Seinaka Hiramoto "Tomorrow is also bullish on my golf"
Senaka Hiramoto, who was the sole leader, said, "My tee shot hit the fairway, my irons went all the way to the pin, and I was able to play golf with a good rhythm.
Ryo Ishikawa "Do your best while taking every shot"
Ryo Ishikawa said, "There was a bit of a bump in the midfield, but we were able to concentrate and play tenaciously until the end. I think the response to mistakes will be the theme for tomorrow."
Ahead of the final round on the 15th, he said, "I want to play with each stroke in mind, and I hope that I can do my best in my current skills and my situation tomorrow to participate in the fight for the championship."