The third round of the Masters Tournament, an overseas major tournament for men's golf, was held on the 9th, and Hideki Matsuyama, who will win the championship in a row, suffered a putt and dropped five scores to retreat to 14th place with a total of two overs.
The 3rd round of the Masters Tournament in Georgia, USA was held on the 9th, and Matsuyama, who is aiming for the 4th consecutive championship in history with his 11th appearance for 9 consecutive years, started from 2nd place with a total of 3 under. Did.
When Matsuyama put the tee shot of the 1st par 4 into the bunker, he removed the par putt of about 1 meter and became a bogey. In the 5th par 4, he hit the double bogey without being able to read the difficult slope of the green.
He stole the first birdie in the 9th par 4, but suffered from the wind and putt on the course and dropped three scores in the first half to return.
Matsuyama, who could not regain the rhythm in the second half, greeted 10th and 13th as bogey, sank a long putt in par 4 of 14th and showed his will, but on this day 2 birdies, 5 bogies, double bogey It was a painful round, dropping one and five scores.
Matsuyama will retreat to 14th place with a total of 2 overs, 11 strokes behind the lead, and will face the final round on the 10th.
American Scottie Scheffler, who is number one in the world ranking, has increased his score by one on this day and is defending the top position with a total of 9 under.
In second place is Australia's Cameron Smith, who increased his score by four to a total of 6 under.
On the other hand, Tiger Woods of the United States, who returned from a car accident, is ranked 41st with a total of 7 overs.