The 3rd round of the Japan Women's Open of golf was held, and 17-year-old amateur Saki Baba, who is attracting attention, dropped her score by 2 to 4 over in total, but moved up to 10th place.
South Korea's Shin Ji-ae is the sole leader with a total of 2 under par.
At the Japan Women's Open held in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture, 64 players who passed the qualifying round went into the 3rd round on the 1st.
Of these, Baba, a 17-year-old high school sophomore who won the US Women's Amateur Championship in August for the first time in 37 years as a Japanese player, came out of 15th place with a total of 2 overs.
Baba started with a birdie on the par 4 1st and 2nd shots about 2 meters near the pin, but on the par 3 6th, although he made a one-on shot, he suffered from the undulations and speed of the green and hit a bogey. I was.
On the following par 5 7th, he took a birdie, but on the par 3 8th, he hit a tee shot into the bunker and bogeyed the second shot because he could not get close to the pin. I removed a par putt of over 4 meters and made it a continuous bogey.
In the second half, Baba also bogeyed at the par-4 17th hole, and on this day she dropped two scores with two birdies and four bogeys, resulting in a total of four overs.
However, in addition to the longest distance of 6839 yards in the history of the tour, many players suffered from deep roughs and difficult greens and lost scores, so Baba moved up to 10th place among the top amateurs.
At the end of the 3rd round, South Korea's Shin Ji-ae, who increased her score by 3 points, took the lead with a total score of 2-under, while Yuri Yoshida, who increased her score by 2 points, was in 2nd place, one stroke behind. increase.
The 3rd place in the 1 over is currently lined up by Miyu Yamashita, who is ranked 1st in the points ranking, Minami Katsu, who won this tournament last year, and Haruka Morita.
Saki Baba "I want to go around under par on the last day"
Saki Baba, who finished the 3rd round in 10th place with a total of 4 over pars, said, "It was frustrating to have a strong touch on the putts I wanted to put. Overall, my shots are not bad, so I want to improve my score. On the final day tomorrow, I want to go around with an under par."