Megan Khang closed with an 18-foot birdie putt for her third straight 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead Saturday in the Portland Classic in a bid to win for the second straight week.
“I wasn’t really counting birdies,” Jang said. “I was more focusing on the present.”Wannasaen has missed nine straight cuts in LPGA Tour play. She lost a playoff to Yue Ren last week in Idaho in the Epson Tour’s Circling Raven Championship.
“The Monday qualify is really means a lot to me because like I got more confident before I play in tournament,” Wannasaen said. “Because the Monday qualify, I play really well.”“Just going to try it take what I learned last week into this week, going with I think a one-shot lead,” Khang said. “So it’s definitely a lot closer and there is a ton of people. I know for a fact you can shoot low, and so it’s going to be anyone’s game out there I feel like.
Carlota Ciganda of Spain was fourth at 15 under after a 66. Xiyu Lin was at 14 under with Atthaya Thitikul , Ruoning Yin and Gina Kim . Perrine Delacour, the leader after each of the first two rounds, had a 75 to drop into a tie for 16th at 11 under. After opening with bogey-free rounds of 63 and 67, she opened and closed with double bogeys Saturday. She also had three bogeys and just two birdies.
Columbia Edgewater member Caroline Inglis was tied for 58th at 5 under after a 75. The former University of Oregon player lives across the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington.The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business.
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