Hsu Wei-Ling Slips to 60th Place After Day 3 of LPGA Queen City Championship

Taipei, May 17 (CNA) -- The third round of the LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship concluded today. Taiwanese golfer Hsu Wei-Ling shot a 72 with four birdies, four bogeys, and one double bogey. With a three-day total of 213, three over par, she is currently tied for 60th place. The LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G is held in Cincinnati with a total prize purse of US$2 million (approximately NT$63.1 million). Three Taiwanese players, Hsu Wei-Ling, Ssu-Chia Cheng, and Peiyun Chien, participated. Chien withdrew after shooting a 75 in the first round, while Cheng missed the cut by one stroke with a two-day total of 143. This left Hsu as the sole Taiwanese player to make the cut. Hsu had a decent start with a 69 in the first round, placing her in the top 10. However, she ran into trouble in the second and third rounds, shooting 72, two over par, on both days, causing her ranking to drop significantly. On what is known as 'moving day,' Hsu struggled on the front nine, carding a 38 with one birdie and two bogeys in the first eight holes, followed by an unexpected double bogey on the par-3 9th hole. Hsu stabilized on the back nine, shooting a 34 with three birdies and two bogeys. Overall, her stats for the third round were not ideal, with a driving accuracy of only 64% and a greens in regulation rate of just 55%. Before this tournament, Hsu had played in 9 LPGA events this year, making the cut in 7, with her best finish being a tie for 28th at the Los Angeles Open. After three rounds, 22-year-old English rookie Lottie Woad holds a three-stroke lead with a total of 199, eleven under par. She was the world's top amateur golfer in 2024 and won the LPGA Scottish Open after turning professional in 2025. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150517