Megan Khang birdied 4 of the final 5 holes for a 4-under 68 and a three-stroke lead Saturday within the CPKC Ladies’s Open.
Searching for her first LPGA Tour victory, Khang rebounded from bogeys on Nos. 10 and 12 with birdies on Nos. 14-16 and 18 — holing a 15-footer on the final.
“On the finish of the day, I’m simply going to attempt my finest to maintain that very same mindset, keep affected person,” Khang mentioned. “These fairways are tight and the greens are agency, and I actually simply sort of belief myself on the market.” The 25-year-old American had an 11-under 205 complete at Shaughnessy Golf and Nation Membership, a difficult water-side structure with towering bushes — and loads of mosquitoes. Whereas winless on the tour, she has 33 top-10 finishes, profession earnings of over $5 million, and is ranked twenty seventh on this planet.
“Truthfully, it’s been quite a lot of studying over the previous few years to remain affected person, not get forward of myself,” Khang mentioned.
Three strokes forward on the activate Saturday, Khang discovered herself two photographs behind Sei Younger Kim, a number of holes later earlier than rallying with the birdie spree.
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“I bogeyed 12, after which identical to that, I have a look at the leaderboard and I hear a roar,” Khang mentioned. “Not realizing who it’s, I take a peek on the leaderboard and I see Sei Younger’s title up on the high and I’m like, `Oh, right here we go.’” Kim was second after a 67. The 30-year-old South Korean participant had a hole-in-one on the One hundred and seventy fifth-yard eighth with a 5-iron and made an 18-foot eagle putt on the 265-yard, par-4 14th.
“Lots of people shouted loudly, so it sounded prefer it acquired in,” Kim mentioned concerning the ace. “I used to be like, ‘Oh, I’ve goosebumps.’” She gained the final of her 12 tour titles in 2020.
Fellow South Korean participant Jin Younger Ko was third at 6 below after a 71. Ko gained in 2019 at Magna exterior Toronto. She has 15 LPGA Tour victories.
“As we speak was an extended day,” Ko mentioned. “The final three holes, I didn’t have any power.” Georgia Corridor of England and first-round chief Yuka Saso of Japan had been 5 below. Corridor had a 70, and Saso shot 72.
Jodi Ewart Shadoff of England was 4 below after a 67.
Canadian star Brooke Henderson was tied for thirty fourth at 2 over after her second 75 of the week. The 2018 winner at Wascana in Saskatchewan, she is carrying glasses in competitors for the primary time.
“It was disappointing that I let some photographs slip away,” Henderson mentioned. “However trying on the leaderboard on 16, I used to be sort of relieved as a result of everybody else gave the impression to be having some bother, too, in order that made me really feel just a little bit higher about myself.”