Emily Kristine Pedersen leading by 3

The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge R3

Emily Kristine Pedersen started her round with two birdies in her first three holes then added four more on the back nine for a bogey-free 64 to take a three-shot lead at 18-under at The ANNIKA.

The Dane credited her short game on Saturday for her consistent play, in which she had three successful sand saves and her lowest number of putts this week at 26.

“My short game was pretty good today. I got up and down every time I missed a green, and I holed a chip, so that definitely kept me in the game, especially early in the round. It’s not been great the last couple days, but today was good. That’s kind of what kept the bogeys off the card and kept the momentum going, I think.”

With her 54-hole score of 192, Pedersen set another tournament scoring record alongside the 36-hole scoring record she set after Friday’s round. This is now the first time that the seven-year LPGA Tour veteran has led or co-led after 54 holes, and she is seeking the help of her team to be successful this week.

“I spoke to my coach this morning, spoke to my mental coach, and they said, try and have it as a goal to lead by more than you lead with today to kind of have something for me to chase, and to just focus on what I was doing and not looking at the others. So that’s kind of what I just tried to do. Tried to make more birdies on the weekend than I did the first two days, and that kind of kept me chasing even though I was in the lead.

South Korea’s Amy Yang recorded seven birdies and an eagle to shoot a bogey-free 61 and break the 18-hole scoring record at The ANNIKA. She lies in second place at 15-under alongside American Lilia Vu who recorded a bogey-free 62.

Four players are tied for fourth place at 13-under including Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit and American Alison Lee who both recorded bogey-free 62s to move up from 21st place.

Pos.PlayerTo ParR1R2R3Total
1Emily Kristine Pedersen-18636564192
T2Amy Yang-15696561195
T2Lilia Vu-15676662195
T4Alison Lee-13686762197
T4Patty Tavatanakit-13637262197
T4Azahara Munoz-13646964197
T4Gaby Lopez-13656765197
8Minami Katsu-12636768198
T9Ruoning Yin-11686863199
T9Megan Khang-11676963199
T9Stephanie Kyriacou-11706564199
T12Wei-Ling Hsu-10676865200
T12Amanda Doherty-10666866200
T12Lexi Thompson-10647066200
T15Sarah Schmelzel-9686667201
T15Lindy Duncan-9676569201
T17Brooke M. Henderson-8627565202
T17Gina Kim-8706567202
T17Nelly Korda-8676867202
T17Rachel Kuehn (a)-8666967202
T17Jaravee Boonchant-8666868202
T17Ariya Jutanugarn-8647068202
T17Wichanee Meechai-8666670202
T24Louise Rydqvist (a)-7687065203
T24Ally Ewing-7677165203
T24Hae Ran Ryu-7667265203
T24Bianca Pagdanganan-7676967203
T24Lydia Ko-7676967203
T24Matilda Castren-7667067203
T24Linn Grant-7657167203
T24Chanettee Wannasaen-7647168203
T32Jeongeun Lee5-6706965204
T32Cydney Clanton-6696867204
T32Pornanong Phatlum-6657267204
T32Jodi Ewart Shadoff-6686670204
T32In Gee Chun-6666870204
T32Dewi Weber-6646971204
T32Perrine Delacour-6676572204
T32Jin Young Ko-6636972204
T32Jasmine Suwannapura-6666573204
T41Allisen Corpuz-5667267205
T41Atthaya Thitikul-5667267205
T41Georgia Hall-5657367205
T41Jeongeun Lee6-5686869205
T41Muni He-5656773205
T46Elizabeth Szokol-4696968206
T46Carlota Ciganda-4667268206
T46Ruixin Liu-4677069206
T46Charley Hull-4686771206
T50Grace Kim-3716769207
T50Anna Nordqvist-3706869207
T50Gabriela Ruffels-3696771207
T50Caroline Inglis-3666972207
T54Hye-Jin Choi-2726769208
T54Nicole Broch Estrup-2706969208
T54Yuna Nishimura-2697069208
T54Hinako Shibuno-2667369208
T54Aline Krauter-2716770208
T54Maria Fassi-2687070208
T54Soo Bin Joo-2687070208
T54Leona Maguire-2677170208
T62Pernilla Lindberg-1696971209
T62Eun-Hee Ji-1716672209
T62Sarah Kemp-1686873209
65Olivia CowanPar687171210
T66Polly Mack+1687172211
T66Ashleigh Buhai+1706873211
T66Min Lee+1706873211
69Frida Kinhult+3716874213
70Gemma Dryburgh+4677275214
CUTDottie ArdinaPar7466
CUTMoriya JutanugarnPar7268
CUTStacy LewisPar7169
CUTPaula RetoPar7169
CUTPauline RoussinPar7169
CUTAlbane ValenzuelaPar7070
CUTCheyenne KnightPar6971
CUTNanna Koerstz MadsenPar6971
CUTMi Hyang LeePar6971
CUTCeline BoutierPar6872
CUTMaja StarkPar6773
CUTArpichaya YubolPar6674
CUTNarin An+17269
CUTAditi Ashok+17071
CUTAyaka Furue+17071
CUTAlexa Pano+16972
CUTMarissa Steen+16774
CUTYan Liu+16576
CUTMorgane Metraux+27468
CUTLauren Stephenson+27270
CUTMaddie Szeryk+27270
CUTA Lim Kim+27072
CUTYu Liu+27072
CUTStephanie Meadow+27072
CUTYu-Sang Hou+26874
CUTYealimi Noh+26874
CUTDani Holmqvist+26775
CUTWeiwei Zhang+37172
CUTRyann O'Toole+37073
CUTMadelene Sagstrom+37073
CUTXiaowen Yin+37073
CUTAuston Kim+36974
CUTEmma Talley+36974
CUTKelly Tan+36974
CUTCeline Borge+47668
CUTLauren Hartlage+47569
CUTAnnie Park+47470
CUTLauren Coughlin+47371
CUTHyo Joon Jang+47173
CUTMarina Alex+46975
CUTMina Harigae+46876
CUTCaroline Hedwall+57372
CUTBailey Tardy+57273
CUTJennifer Song+67373
CUTLucy Li+67274
CUTSu Oh+67274
CUTLinnea Strom+77869
CUTPaula Creamer+77671
CUTSophia Schubert+87375
CUTPavarisa Yoktuan+97475
Updated: November 12, 2023
The ANNIKA 2023
Date: 9th November - 12th November, 2023
Location: Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida
Purse: $3,250,000