Sungjae Lim finished 11th in 3R at the BMW Championship on the PGA Tour.”I believe I will be included in the final lineup.”
South Korean Sungjae Lim is tied for 11th place after the third round of the BMW Championship ($20 million), the second round of the FedExCup Playoffs on the United States Professional Golf (PGA) Tour.
Sungjae Lim carded two birdies without a bogey on the third day of play at Olympia Fields Country Club (Par 70, 7,366 yards) in Olympia Fields, Illinois, USA, on Tuesday (July 20).
Shaving two strokes off his score for the third straight day, Lim finished the third round at 6-under par 204 and tied for 11th place.
With the win, Lim improved his chances of qualifying for the season-ending Tour Championship for the fifth straight year.
He was 28th in the FedExCup standings prior to this tournament, and the outcome of this event will determine whether or not he advances to the Tour Championship, which is the highest-ranked event on the FedExCup standings.
If Lim maintains his current ranking, he will move up to No. 20 in the FedExCup standings and advance to the Tour Championship.
Scotty Schauffler (USA) and Mashu Fitzpatrick (England) are tied for first place at 11-under 199.
Fitzpatrick, who held a one-stroke lead, bogeyed the par-4 18th hole to give Schauffler the lead.
Fitzpatrick was 40th in the FedExCup standings prior to this event, and his chances of earning a spot in the Tour Championship were in doubt, but his performance here puts him on track to earn a spot in the Tour Championship.
Defending champion Brian Harman (USA) is one shot back in third place at 10-under 200.
Kim Si-woo and Byung-hoon Ahn are tied for 26th at 1-under 209.
Kim, ranked 17th in the FedExCup standings, has a good chance of advancing to the Tour Championship, while 38th-ranked Ahn will need to improve his final-day score to crack the top 30.
Joo Hyung Kim is tied for 30th at even par 210. He is also 18th in the FedExCup standings, so if he maintains his current position, he will qualify for the Tour Championship.
Sam Burns, Denny McCarthy (USA), and Justin Rose (England) are tied for seventh at 7-under par 203.
They are all outside the top 30 in the FedExCup standings 먹튀검증 and can move into the top 30 if they carry their current rankings into the final round.