February 21-24
Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course, Chonburi, Thailand
$1,600,000
Amy Yang, the two-time champion of the Honda LPGA Thailand shot a second consecutive round of 6-under 66 in Round 3 to take a share of the lead. Yang can't seem to explain why Thailand has been the site of two of her three LPGA Tour wins.
.@AustinErnst92 and Amy Yang both came ready to play on moving day!
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They both go 2-under through 2 holes, giving them both a share of the lead at 11-under.
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โI really don't know. Only thing I know is I'm enjoying this tournament and I enjoy this golf course so much. That's it,โ said Yang, who hit 10 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens in regulation on Saturday. โI played so solid today. Hit a lot of solid shots and made some good putts out there. I feel good. I played good today.โ
Minjee Lee shares the lead with Yang after a third round 67.
โI feel pretty solid. I've been holing a couple more putts this week than the other two weeks that I played, so that's a good sign. I have been hitting it pretty solid, so that's pretty nice, too,โ said Lee.
Jenny Shin made two bogeys through her first five holes, struggling to make putts on her round Saturday. The second-round leader finally managed to make birdie on the par-5 7th, but couldn't get back to even par until she reached No. 17.
โI was okay after those two birdies. It was a grind on the front nine but I was optimistic until the end and was rewarded with an eagle,โ said Shin who has Travis Wilson, Stacy Lewis' caddie, on her bag this week. โI had lots of fun with my caddie today. More than the last two rounds. It would've been tough without much laughter to get through.โ
Things turned around just in the nick of time on No. 18 when she holed out for eagle from 60 yards using a 58-degree sand wedge.
โI got goosebumps all over when I heard the crowd!! It was a phenomenal feeling! It almost washed away all my frustration from my lip outs today,โ exclaimed Shin, currently solo third at -13.
Last week's winner of the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, Nelly Korda shot up nine spots on the leaderboard to a tie for fourth after shooting one of the day's low round score of 6-under 66 for an overall score of -12.
โI'm just hitting it really solid and just have a bit more confidence obviously coming off of last week,โ said Korda who, with a win, would be the first player to win back-to-back tournaments since Shanshan Feng won the 2017 TOTO Japan Classic and Blue Bay LPGA. โObviously [Jessica] is really upset she can't be here. No, I know she's been watching on TV and she's a little jealous that I'm out here and she's home on the other side of the earth. But, yeah, going to take it day by day.โ
Amy Yang carded a bogey free 66 on her way to the top of the leaderboard during the third round of the @hondalpgath.
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She'll start the final round tied with @minjeegolf as she seeks her third victory in Thailand.
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Brooke Henderson , along with fellow competitors in the field, have taken full advantage of the convenient and inexpensive Thai foot massages this week. Henderson, currently tied in seventh with four other players ( Yu Liu , Carlota Ciganda , Danielle Kang and Lizette Salas ), finished her round and revealed her plans to unwind and kick her feet up.
โFoot massage. Pretty excited about that,โ Henderson said after she carded another 6-under 66 round. โDinner, rest, and get ready for tomorrow.โ
Henderson's best Honda LPGA Thailand finish is T7 in 2018 where she finished 16-under par.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
T1 |
Amy Yang | -15 |
69 |
66 |
66 |
201 |
T1 |
Minjee Lee | -15 |
65 |
69 |
67 |
201 |
3 |
Jenny Shin | -13 |
65 |
68 |
70 |
203 |
T4 |
Nelly Korda | -12 |
69 |
69 |
66 |
204 |
T4 |
Austin Ernst | -12 |
69 |
66 |
69 |
204 |
T4 |
Eun-Hee Ji | -12 |
63 |
71 |
70 |
204 |
T7 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -11 |
66 |
73 |
66 |
205 |
T7 |
Yu Liu | -11 |
68 |
70 |
67 |
205 |
T7 |
Danielle Kang | -11 |
65 |
71 |
69 |
205 |
T8 |
Carlota Ciganda | -11 |
70 |
67 |
68 |
205 |
T7 |
Lizette Salas | -11 |
66 |
68 |
71 |
205 |
12 |
Amy Olson | -9 |
68 |
67 |
72 |
207 |
T13 |
Cristie Kerr | -8 |
75 |
67 |
66 |
208 |
T13 |
Shanshan Feng | -8 |
71 |
71 |
66 |
208 |
T13 |
Michelle Wie | -8 |
68 |
72 |
68 |
208 |
T13 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -8 |
68 |
72 |
68 |
208 |
T13 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -8 |
69 |
68 |
71 |
208 |
T13 |
Katherine Kirk | -8 |
66 |
71 |
71 |
208 |
T19 |
Sei Young Kim | -7 |
71 |
71 |
67 |
209 |
T19 |
Megan Khang | -7 |
70 |
69 |
70 |
209 |
21 |
Angel Yin | -6 |
70 |
72 |
68 |
210 |
T22 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -5 |
70 |
72 |
69 |
211 |
T22 |
Lindy Duncan | -5 |
69 |
73 |
69 |
211 |
T22 |
Jennifer Song | -5 |
66 |
75 |
70 |
211 |
T22 |
Lydia Ko | -5 |
73 |
67 |
71 |
211 |
T26 |
Muni He | -4 |
71 |
70 |
71 |
212 |
T26 |
Mo Martin | -4 |
67 |
74 |
71 |
212 |
T26 |
Hyo Joo Kim | -4 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
212 |
T26 |
Bronte Law | -4 |
68 |
72 |
72 |
212 |
T26 |
Ayako Uehara | -4 |
68 |
71 |
73 |
212 |
T26 |
Ryann O'Toole | -4 |
69 |
68 |
75 |
212 |
T32 |
Marina Alex | -3 |
69 |
76 |
68 |
213 |
T32 |
Mi Hyang Lee | -3 |
71 |
73 |
69 |
213 |
T32 |
Brittany Altomare | -3 |
69 |
75 |
69 |
213 |
T31 |
Sung Hyun Park | -3 |
69 |
72 |
72 |
213 |
T31 |
Jacqui Concolino | -3 |
69 |
71 |
73 |
213 |
T31 |
Charley Hull | -3 |
69 |
71 |
73 |
213 |
T32 |
Georgia Hall | -3 |
72 |
66 |
75 |
213 |
T39 |
Jeong Eun Lee | -2 |
73 |
73 |
68 |
214 |
T39 |
So Yeon Ryu | -2 |
74 |
71 |
69 |
214 |
T39 |
Lexi Thompson | -2 |
74 |
71 |
69 |
214 |
T39 |
Thidapa Suwannapura | -2 |
72 |
73 |
69 |
214 |
T39 |
Pernilla Lindberg | -2 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
214 |
T39 |
Pornanong Phatlum | -2 |
71 |
73 |
70 |
214 |
T39 |
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | -2 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
214 |
T39 |
Gaby Lopez | -2 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
214 |
T39 |
Sandra Gal | -2 |
69 |
73 |
72 |
214 |
T48 |
Emma Talley | -1 |
74 |
75 |
66 |
215 |
T48 |
Anna Nordqvist | -1 |
73 |
73 |
69 |
215 |
T48 |
Jin Young Ko | -1 |
72 |
73 |
70 |
215 |
T48 |
Atthaya Thitikul (a) | -1 |
70 |
75 |
70 |
215 |
T48 |
Celine Boutier | -1 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
215 |
T48 |
In Gee Chun | -1 |
69 |
73 |
73 |
215 |
T48 |
Ally McDonald | -1 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
215 |
T55 |
Azahara Munoz | E |
73 |
71 |
72 |
216 |
T55 |
Chella Choi | E |
71 |
72 |
73 |
216 |
T57 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | 1 |
77 |
72 |
68 |
217 |
T57 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | 1 |
76 |
72 |
69 |
217 |
59 |
Sarah Jane Smith | 2 |
74 |
74 |
70 |
218 |
60 |
Nasa Hataoka | 3 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
219 |
T61 |
Beatriz Recari | 4 |
74 |
73 |
73 |
220 |
T61 |
Annie Park | 4 |
74 |
72 |
74 |
220 |
T63 |
Su Oh | 5 |
73 |
75 |
73 |
221 |
T63 |
Suzuka Yamaguchi | 5 |
73 |
75 |
73 |
221 |
T65 |
Benyapa Niphatsophon | 6 |
75 |
75 |
72 |
222 |
T65 |
Caroline Masson | 6 |
71 |
76 |
75 |
222 |
67 |
Paula Creamer | 7 |
72 |
75 |
76 |
223 |
68 |
Hina Arakaki | 8 |
71 |
77 |
76 |
224 |
69 |
Angela Stanford | 11 |
72 |
75 |
80 |
227 |
70 |
Ribka Vania (a) | 13 |
74 |
81 |
74 |
229 |