Lexi Thompson posted a 2-under 69 on Saturday and takes a 3-shot lead into the final round at the Kingsmill Championship.
In Gee Chun, who shot a 4-under 67, is alone in second place, three strokes back of Thompson.
Rounding out the top-5 is a threesome tied at 9-under, including World No. 1 Lydia Ko, Sei Young Kim and Minjee Lee.
How Lexi Did It
Thompson wasn’t quite as impressive today as she’d been in the first two rounds, but the 22-year-old star did post her third straight round in the 60s to maintain the same three shot lead she held after 36 holes.
Thompson played to even-par through eight holes, but a key birdie on the par-4 9th allowed her to make the turn at 1-under. Two more birdies on 13 and 15 got her to 15-under, and a four stroke lead, but a late bogey on 17 dropped her back to 14-under.
Lexi’s Scorecard
Quotable
“I feel good. I played very well today. Pretty solid, just was all over the lips today on the greens. But I put some good strokes on a lot of my putts, so that’s all that matters. Hopefully bring that into tomorrow.”
–Lexi Thompson, 54-hole leader
.@Lexi game plan for tomorrow? 1) Stick to her routine 2) commit to her line off the tee 3) Have fun w/ caddie between shots@KingsmillLPGA pic.twitter.com/aUXGaBmIyg
— LPGA (@LPGA) May 21, 2017
Bullets
- Thompson’s 14-under 199 is tied for the third-lowest 54-hole score in Kingsmill history, behind Paula Creamer’s 197 in 2012 and the 198s of Cristie Kerr (2009) and Lindsey Wright (199)
- Thompson and Chun lead the field with 16 birdies each this week
- Thompson has hit 87% (47 of 54) greens so far to lead the tournament
- Thompson is seeking LPGA career win number eight
- Thompson’s best closing round at Kingsmill is a 66, which she shot in 2015 en route to a T5 finish
Full Leaderboard
Through 54 holes
POS | PLAYER | TO PAR |
---|---|---|
1 | Lexi Thompson | -14 |
2 | In Gee Chun | -11 |
3 | Sei Young Kim | -9 |
3 | Minjee Lee | -9 |
3 | Lydia Ko | -9 |
6 | Madelene Sagstrom | -7 |
6 | Danielle Kang | -7 |
6 | Shanshan Feng | -7 |
9 | Karine Icher | -6 |
9 | Su-Hyun Oh | -6 |
9 | Ryann O'Toole | -6 |
9 | Angela Stanford | -6 |
9 | Gerina Piller | -6 |
14 | Carlota Ciganda | -5 |
15 | Perrine DeLacour | -4 |
15 | Anna Nordqvist | -4 |
15 | Brooke Henderson | -4 |
15 | Pernilla Lindberg | -4 |
15 | Jessica Korda | -4 |
15 | Nelly Korda | -4 |
15 | Brittany Lang | -4 |
15 | Sung Hyun Park | -4 |
15 | Ariya Jutanugarn | -4 |
15 | Amy Yang | -4 |
15 | Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | -4 |
15 | So Yeon Ryu | -4 |
15 | Brittany Lincicome | -4 |
28 | Cristie Kerr | -3 |
28 | Sarah Jane Smith | -3 |
28 | Thidapa Suwannapura | -3 |
28 | Kris Tamulis | -3 |
28 | Jacqui Concolino | -3 |
28 | Suzann Pettersen | -3 |
28 | Wei Ling Hsu | -3 |
28 | Bronte Law | -3 |
28 | Moriya Jutanugarn | -3 |
28 | Austin Ernst | -3 |
28 | Vicky Hurst | -3 |
28 | Candie Kung | -3 |
40 | Tiffany Joh | -2 |
40 | Karrie Webb | -2 |
40 | Mirim Lee | -2 |
40 | Lindy Duncan | -2 |
40 | Jenny Shin | -2 |
40 | Marina Alex | -2 |
40 | Mi Jung Hur | -2 |
40 | Amelia Lewis | -2 |
48 | Cydney Clanton | -1 |
48 | Haru Nomura | -1 |
48 | Alena Sharp | -1 |
48 | Kim Kaufman | -1 |
48 | Jackie Stoelting | -1 |
48 | Sun Young Yoo | -1 |
54 | Lee-Anne Pace | E |
54 | Pavarisa Yoktuan | E |
54 | Katie Burnett | E |
54 | Mo Martin | E |
54 | Laura Gonzalez Escallon | E |
54 | Mariah Stackhouse | E |
54 | Ally McDonald | E |
54 | Sadena Parks | E |
54 | Brittany Altomare | E |
63 | Na Yeon Choi | 1 |
63 | Nicole Broch Larsen | 1 |
63 | Holly Clyburn | 1 |
63 | Angel Yin | 1 |
67 | Katherine Perry | 2 |
67 | Jane Park | 2 |
69 | Nontaya Srisawang | 3 |
69 | Giulia Molinaro | 3 |
71 | Dana Finkelstein | 4 |
72 | Emily Tubert | 5 |
73 | Joanna Klatten | 7 |
Credit: LPGA Communications