The 42nd GS Caltex Maekyung Open (total prize money of 1.3 billion won) will be reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather.
On the 6th, the GS Caltex Maekyung Open Organizing Committee said, “After four discussions with the Korea Golf Association (KGA), the Asian Tour, sponsors, players, broadcasters, and golf courses, we decided to cancel the third round. As a result, the tournament will be reduced from the original 4th round of 72 holes to the 3rd round of 54 holes. The final round 3 match will start at 7:50 am on the 7th.”
On the 6th, the 3rd round of the GS Caltex Maekyung Open was scheduled to be held at Namseoul CC in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do from 8:10 am. However, heavy rain from early morning made it impossible for the players to play normally, and it was decided to resume at 10:10 am. However, the rain did not stop and the second stop until 11:30 am.
As the rain subsided at 11:00 a.m., the first group of players hit their tee shots at 11:30 a.m. on holes 1 and 10, as scheduled. However, the rain started pouring down again and the GS Caltex Maekyung Open Organizing Committee judged that fairways and greens could not be played normally, and declared the 3rd suspension at 12:00 noon.토토사이트
The GS Caltex Maekyung Open Organizing Committee, which observed the situation at the site until 1:30 pm, made the final decision to cancel the 3rd round at 2 pm. The organizing committee of the GS Caltex Maekyung Open said, “We made every effort to proceed with a 72-hole game, but decided to cancel the third round because it was judged that it was impossible for the players to compete in an equal situation.” will do,” he said.
It was Jeong Chan-min who recorded 11 under par and 131 strokes that put his name on the top of the leaderboard until the second round. Lee Jung-hwan placed second with a 9-under par of 133, while Kim Bio, Jeong Tae-yang and national representative Jang Yu-bin tied for third place with a 7-under par of 135. The final round 3 is scheduled to start at 7:50 am on the 7th at holes 1 and 10.