Lilia Vu, Andrea Lee and Ayaka Furue are tied atop the leaderboard after third-round motion Saturday on the AmazingCre Portland Classic in Portland, Ore.
The trio sits at 13-under-par 203 and are being stalked by one other 4 golfers one-shot again at 12 beneath on the Columbia Edgewater Country Club.
Vu, the co-leader after 36 holes, fired a 69 whereas Lee and Furue of Japan carded matching 67s.
Hannah Green (68), Hinako Shibuno (66), Daniela Darquea (68) and Paula Reto (67) are tied for second place. Second spherical co-leader Esther Henseleit (71) and Ryann O’Toole (67) are simply two photographs again at 11 beneath in a tie for eighth.
Lee and Furue performed their approach right into a tie for first on shifting day.
Lee almost posted a clear spherical however bogeyed No. 15 to go together with six birdies. Meanwhile, Furue did file a bogey-free spherical, ending with 5 birdies.
“It’s very important to play bogey-free golf,” Furue mentioned. “I believe it’s more important than getting birdies, not having bogeys. So I’m very happy with that today.”
Lee acquired off to a quick begin, opening with a birdie to complete with three on the entrance 9.
“I think this week so far I’ve been playing the front nine pretty well. Just birdieing one of the par 5s each day and just getting pars and making the putts that I can,” Lee mentioned. “A lot of the girls are just dropping bombs and making so many birdies out there. I think the par 5s, you definitely need to take advantage of those to go low.”
Vu, alternatively, opened with a bogey and carded two on the entrance 9. But she rebounded with 4 birdies, coming in to complete with 5 whole.
“This course demands a lot off the tee, and I just wasn’t feeling good,” Vu mentioned. “My back has been hurting. I’m actually going to go see the physio after this. Just trying to stay patient with my back and then also not get too frantic when I’m not hitting fairways.”
Carlota Ciganda (71), Caroline Inglis (69), Frida Kinhult (65) and Maja Stark (70) are additionally inside hanging distance of the lead in a tie for tenth, three photographs again. Kinhult vaulted 29 spots up the leaderboard with the low spherical of the day.
–Field Level Media