Kim Si-woo after moving into a share of third place following the third round. [Photo=KPGA]
Kim Si-woo after moving into a share of third place following the third round. [Photo=KPGA]

Kim Si-woo and Shin Sang-hoon are tied for third place at the Genesis Championship, a co-sanctioned event between the KPGA Tour and the DP World Tour carrying a $4 million purse.

Playing in the rain Saturday at Woojeong Hills Country Club (par 71) in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Kim carded a bogey-free 4-under-par 67 with four birdies. He and Shin, who shot a 3-under 68, both stand at 10-under 203 heading into the final round.

Katsuragawa Yuto of Japan stormed to the top of the leaderboard with a course-record-tying 8-under 63, moving to 13-under 200 and edging out second-place Casey Jarvis of South Africa by one stroke. Katsuragawa's bogey-free round featured eight birdies.

Ryan Fox of New Zealand, this season's Open Championship winner, shot a 2-under 69 to reach 9-under 204, placing him in a tie for sixth alongside Martin Couvra of France and others.

Im Sung-jae posted three birdies against one bogey for a 2-under round, moving to 1-under 212 and climbing eight spots into a tie for 49th.


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