Hwang Yoo-min, who dropped the distance meter and was anxious

Hwang Yoo-min measured the remaining distance with the distance meter at the 18th hole (par 4) fairway in the third round of the Doosan E&C Weave Championship held at Teddy Valley Golf & Resort (par 72) in Seogwipo, Jeju Island on the 6th, and stopped dropping the distance meter.

I tried to hand it to the caddie standing right next to me, but the caddie just happened to look toward the green, so I couldn't get the distance meter given by Hwang Yoo-min.

The range finder fell by the ball and stopped. The range finder was firmly attached to the ball.

If the ball moved, it was a situation where you had to get a penalty.

Regardless of the intention, if the golfer's belongings touch the ball and move, one penalty will be given.

Hwang Yu-min called a member of the match committee and stated that the ball did not move and seemed to be slightly shaken.

Caddie made the same statement.

The competition committee began a video review to confirm their statements. After re-watching the broadcast screen dozens of times, Hwang Yoo-min decided that the ball did not move.

Hwang Yu-min waited for more than 20 minutes until the decision of the Gyeonggi Committee was made.

In the meantime, Moon Jung-min and Choi Gab-bin, who played together, put the ball on the green first and holed out.

Upon hearing the good news, the ball that Hwang Yoo-min hit fell 10cm next to the hole. The audience around the painting shouted at the scene that almost turned into an eagle, and Hwang Yoo-min and his caddie were happy to meet their palms.

Hwang Yoo-min, who was a one-shot lead, finished the third round with a two-shot lead.

Hwang Yoo-min confessed, "At first, I was nervous and wanted not to be penalized, but I thought I should accept it because it was my mistake and I couldn't come to my senses."

"I've dropped the range finder before, but this is the first time I've been stuck to the ball like this," he said. "I thought Caddy would take it. I think I even slipped on my hands."

Hwang Yoo-min, who said, "It was a short distance to hit wedges," added, "There were a lot of wedge shots today, so I looked back on the mistakes I made today while waiting for the decision."

Hwang Yoo-min, who garnered 10 birdies in the first and second rounds and did not make any bogeys, made three birdies on the day.

Hwang said, "I was disappointed in the shots and putts compared to the first and second rounds. It was not easy to read the line from the green. There were many more unfortunate situations where it was difficult to putt today," without hiding regret.

Hwang Yoo-min, who played without a bogey throughout the 54 holes of the tournament, said, "I still made par saves in a situation where a bogey could come out, and I finished well because luck followed me in the 18th hole."

Hwang Yoo-min, who continued his 55-hole no-bogey march since the last tournament, said, "No-bogey may be broken in the first hole of the final round. I won't try to watch, but I don't care about the record because 'Let's not give up' is not the way to target it."

Hwang Yoo-min, who has always been called the "Assault Captain" for his aggressive play, said, "If I try to hit it defensively, the game will not go well. If I see my condition tomorrow and feel that I hit well, I will hit aggressively," hinting at offensive golf.

BY: 토토