CHON BURI, THAILAND – World No. 1 Gino Titikul birdied his final three holes on Saturday and held a two-stroke lead with a 6-under 66 heading into the ultimate spherical of his house LPGA Thailand match.
Titicle made a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 sixteenth to interrupt out of a four-way tie for the lead, then his eagle tip by the outlet for birdie on the 18th.
Titikul shot a 54-hole complete of 20-under 196 on the Siam Nation Membership Outdated Course.
“I am attempting to maintain every part on monitor,” the seven-time LPGA Tour winner mentioned. “My driver has been actually good the previous couple of days, which has given me confidence. My irons have been higher than I anticipated, and I have been rolling my putts rather well the final three days.”
Kim Hyo Joo got here in second place with a rating of 65. Arisen Corpus (67), second spherical chief Somi Lee (72) and Chizzy Iwai (68) tied for third place, three strokes behind Titikul.
“I am ready the place I’ve to chase, and it permits me to be extra aggressive,” Kim mentioned. “I made just a few errors at the moment, so I simply need to assault tomorrow and end in first place.”
Lydia Ko shot a 69 and was in sixth place, 4 strokes behind.
The match, about 125 kilometers (75 miles) east of Bangkok, is the primary of three occasions to be held in consecutive weeks in Asia on the LPGA Tour’s so-called early Asian swing, adopted by occasions in Singapore and China.
Titicle, who began the third spherical with a three-stroke lead, was helped by Lee’s three bogeys in 4 holes on the entrance 9.
On the par-5 first gap, Titicle, who celebrated his twenty third birthday on Friday, and Lee made eagle putts, however Lee three-putted for par and Titicle made birdie, lowering the result in two strokes. After one other birdie on the second gap, Titicle moved right into a tie for the lead after six holes, and Lee made bogey on the eighth gap to take the lead for good.
Each gamers made birdies on the par-3 holes, and after 12 holes they have been tied at 18 below, extending their lead over the remaining to 3.
Canada’s Brooke Henderson shot a 70 on Saturday, leaving her 13 photographs behind at 7 below. Defending champion Angel Ying shot a 69 to complete at 3 below.
