Chicago: Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn eagled the 18th hole and clung to a one-stroke lead over Americans Jessica Korda and Christina Kim after Saturday’s third round of the LPGA Volvik Championship.
Ariya, trying to win her third consecutive event, struggled to a one-over-par 73 but her final shot lofted her to the lead at 10-under 206 at windy Ann Arbor, Michigan.
“To me it was very hard today because (it was) very windy and the greens very, very firm,” Ariya said.
The 20-year-old from Bangkok became the first Thai player to win an LPGA title by taking the Yokohama Tire Classic in Alabama earlier this month and added the Kingsmill Championship last week.
