December 10-13
Cypress Creek & Jackrabbit courses
Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas
$5,500,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
For the first time in 33 years, a player from Japan holds the 54-hole lead in the @uswomensopen. 👏
— LPGA (@LPGA) December 13, 2020
Hinako Shibuno leads by one heading into the final round in Houston! pic.twitter.com/MPNjZrCfqr
Overnight leader Hinako Shibuno started her round with a four shot lead but four bogeys on the Cypress Park Course led to her first over-par round of 74 at the U.S. Women’s Open.
Shibuno felt the pressure of playing in the final group and missed the encouragement of the crowd she received when she won the Women’s British Open in 2019.
“Last year when I won the major, there was a large number of people out in front of me and because of the audience, that gave me power and also it’s easy for me to get on a momentum as well,” said Shibuno. However, now there’s no people, no audience and it’s very difficult for me to get on a momentum, because when I get a run of birdies, when I get the birdie, it’s silence.”
.@AmyOlsonGolf gained ground Saturday at Champions Golf Club with her third round 71 👇
— LPGA (@LPGA) December 13, 2020
She’ll start the final round one stroke off the lead at the @uswomensopenpic.twitter.com/kB7IHDCXeA
She held on to a one shot lead over first round leader Amy Olson who shot even-par 71.
“I’m really pleased with how I played today. It was such a grind,” said Olson. “Pars were a great score on every single hole today. Fortunately made a couple good birdies, especially the one on 17 coming in. Some really solid par putts and that’s really what it comes down to, making those putts whether they’re for birdie or par.”
Moriya Jutanugarn was 2-under through thirteen holes and within two strokes of the lead but dropped a shot at the 14th and double-bogeyed the 17th to card a 1-over 72 and tie for third with Ji Yeong2 Kim.
Teenager Yealimi Noh, who shared the 54-hole lead at the Volunteers of America Classic before finishing tied for second last week, is tied for fifth, four shots off the lead.
Should she win on Sunday she would become the youngest U.S. Women’s Open winner in championship history at 19 years, 4 months and 17 days, a record set by Inbee Park (19 years, 11 months, 17 days) when she won in 2008.
“I didn’t know that. Just hoping to play my best tomorrow and not have any regrets,” said Noh. “I was really excited for this event because it’s my first [U.S. Women’s Open]. Last week definitely gave me a lot of confidence going into this week.”
Champions Golf Club is shaping out to be quite the test at the @uswomensopen.
— LPGA (@LPGA) December 12, 2020
Check out some third round highlights 👇 pic.twitter.com/sL3yXwfNSD
The heavy overnight rain made the course tougher on Saturday and the scoring average jumped to 74.697, more than a stroke higher than Friday. Only Ji Yeong Kim2 (-4) and Hae Ran Ryu (-1) carded sub-par rounds on Saturday.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Hinako Shibuno | -4 |
68 |
67 |
74 |
209 |
2 |
Amy Olson | -3 |
67 |
72 |
71 |
210 |
T3 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -1 |
68 |
72 |
72 |
212 |
T3 |
Ji Yeong2 Kim | -1 |
75 |
70 |
67 |
212 |
T5 |
Megan Khang | E |
70 |
69 |
74 |
213 |
T5 |
Lydia Ko | E |
71 |
70 |
72 |
213 |
T5 |
Yealimi Noh | E |
72 |
69 |
72 |
213 |
T5 |
Kaitlyn Papp (a) | E |
71 |
68 |
74 |
213 |
T9 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 1 |
70 |
70 |
74 |
214 |
T9 |
Cristie Kerr | 1 |
71 |
69 |
74 |
214 |
T9 |
Sei Young Kim | 1 |
72 |
69 |
73 |
214 |
T9 |
Jin Young Ko | 1 |
73 |
70 |
71 |
214 |
T9 |
A Lim Kim | 1 |
68 |
74 |
72 |
214 |
T9 |
Hae Ran Ryu | 1 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
214 |
T15 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | 2 |
73 |
69 |
73 |
215 |
T15 |
Ingrid Lindblad (a) | 2 |
72 |
69 |
74 |
215 |
T15 |
Maja Stark (a) | 2 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
215 |
T15 |
Lindsey Weaver | 2 |
70 |
70 |
75 |
215 |
T19 |
Perrine Delacour | 3 |
72 |
71 |
73 |
216 |
T19 |
Linn Grant (a) | 3 |
69 |
69 |
78 |
216 |
T19 |
Cheyenne Knight | 3 |
75 |
69 |
72 |
216 |
T19 |
Bronte Law | 3 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
216 |
T19 |
Lizette Salas | 3 |
72 |
69 |
75 |
216 |
T19 |
Sarah Schmelzel | 3 |
71 |
69 |
76 |
216 |
T25 |
Jennifer Kupcho | 4 |
70 |
72 |
75 |
217 |
T25 |
Stacy Lewis | 4 |
72 |
68 |
77 |
217 |
T25 |
Eri Okayama | 4 |
76 |
69 |
72 |
217 |
T25 |
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (a) | 4 |
70 |
72 |
75 |
217 |
T25 |
Madelene Sagstrom | 4 |
74 |
71 |
72 |
217 |
T25 |
Yuka Saso | 4 |
69 |
71 |
77 |
217 |
T25 |
Linnea Strom | 4 |
69 |
75 |
73 |
217 |
T25 |
Sayaka Takahashi | 4 |
73 |
72 |
72 |
217 |
T33 |
Hannah Green | 5 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
218 |
T33 |
Minyoung2 Lee | 5 |
74 |
68 |
76 |
218 |
T33 |
Brittany Lincicome | 5 |
70 |
75 |
73 |
218 |
T33 |
Inbee Park | 5 |
71 |
72 |
75 |
218 |
T33 |
So Yeon Ryu | 5 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
218 |
T33 |
Lauren Stephenson | 5 |
72 |
72 |
74 |
218 |
T39 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 6 |
71 |
69 |
79 |
219 |
T39 |
Hye Jin Choi | 6 |
70 |
73 |
76 |
219 |
T39 |
Nasa Hataoka | 6 |
71 |
73 |
75 |
219 |
T39 |
Yui Kawamoto | 6 |
73 |
72 |
74 |
219 |
T39 |
Jessica Korda | 6 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
219 |
T39 |
Pernilla Lindberg | 6 |
74 |
70 |
75 |
219 |
T39 |
Gaby Lopez | 6 |
74 |
71 |
74 |
219 |
T39 |
Azahara Munoz | 6 |
71 |
70 |
78 |
219 |
T39 |
Anna Nordqvist | 6 |
73 |
71 |
75 |
219 |
T39 |
Gabriela Ruffels (a) | 6 |
71 |
72 |
76 |
219 |
T39 |
Jenny Shin | 6 |
72 |
70 |
77 |
219 |
T39 |
Seon Woo Bae | 6 |
75 |
68 |
76 |
219 |
T51 |
Chella Choi | 7 |
73 |
72 |
75 |
220 |
T51 |
Mamiko Higa | 7 |
73 |
72 |
75 |
220 |
T51 |
Charley Hull | 7 |
69 |
73 |
78 |
220 |
T51 |
Mone Inami | 7 |
73 |
71 |
76 |
220 |
T51 |
Minjee Lee | 7 |
74 |
71 |
75 |
220 |
T51 |
Sophia Popov | 7 |
69 |
76 |
75 |
220 |
T57 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 8 |
70 |
72 |
79 |
221 |
T57 |
Ally Ewing | 8 |
73 |
72 |
76 |
221 |
T57 |
Mina Harigae | 8 |
70 |
74 |
77 |
221 |
T57 |
Jennifer Song | 8 |
77 |
68 |
76 |
221 |
T61 |
Brooke M. Henderson | 9 |
72 |
73 |
77 |
222 |
T61 |
Danielle Kang | 9 |
72 |
71 |
79 |
222 |
T63 |
Su Oh | 10 |
75 |
70 |
78 |
223 |
T63 |
Na Rin An | 10 |
72 |
72 |
79 |
223 |
T65 |
Mi Hyang Lee | 11 |
72 |
73 |
79 |
224 |
T65 |
Kana Mikashima | 11 |
75 |
69 |
80 |
224 |
CUT |
Celine Boutier | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
CUT |
In Gee Chun | 4 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Carlota Ciganda | 4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Austin Ernst | 4 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Amelia Garvey (a) | 4 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Mi Jeong Jeon | 4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Eun-Hee Ji | 4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Nelly Korda | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Brittany Lang | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Alena Sharp | 4 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Sarah Jane Smith | 4 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Maria Torres | 4 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Rose Zhang (a) | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Anne van Dam | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Brittany Altomare | 5 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Cydney Clanton | 5 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Minami Katsu | 5 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 5 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Agathe Laisne (a) | 5 |
77 |
70 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Teresa Lu | 5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Ryann O’Toole | 5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Bianca Pagdanganan | 5 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Emily Kristine Pedersen | 5 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Marianne Skarpnord | 5 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Patty Tavatanakit | 5 |
69 |
78 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Lexi Thompson | 5 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Momoko Ueda | 5 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Jing Yan | 5 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | 6 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Mirim Lee | 6 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Yuna Nishimura (a) | 6 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Sung Hyun Park | 6 |
70 |
78 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Gerina Piller | 6 |
69 |
79 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Ayaka Watanabe | 6 |
77 |
71 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Angel Yin | 6 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Saki Asai | 7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Fatima Fernandez Cano | 7 |
79 |
70 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Georgia Hall | 7 |
81 |
68 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Auston Kim (a) | 7 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Katherine Kirk | 7 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Xiyu Lin | 7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Caroline Masson | 7 |
71 |
78 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Olivia Mehaffey (a) | 7 |
77 |
72 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Pornanong Phatlum | 7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Mel Reid | 7 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Jasmine Suwannapura | 7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Lala Anai | 8 |
78 |
72 |
150 |
|
CUT |
Ayaka Furue | 8 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
|
CUT |
Esther Henseleit | 8 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
|
CUT |
Yu Jin Sung | 8 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
|
CUT |
Meghan Maclaren | 8 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
|
CUT |
Kelly Tan | 8 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
|
CUT |
Beatrice Wallin (a) | 8 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
|
CUT |
Caterina Don (a) | 9 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Caroline Hedwall | 9 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Nuria Iturrioz | 9 |
71 |
80 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Yu Liu | 9 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Lucie Malchirand | 9 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Emilia Migliaccio (a) | 9 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Benedetta Moresco | 9 |
80 |
71 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Annie Park | 9 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Morgan Pressel | 9 |
73 |
78 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Ana Belac | 10 |
76 |
76 |
152 |
|
CUT |
Nicole Broch Larsen | 10 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
|
CUT |
Sakura Koiwai | 10 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
|
CUT |
Emma Spitz (a) | 10 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
|
CUT |
Asuka Kashiwabara (a) | 11 |
79 |
74 |
153 |
|
CUT |
Hee Young Park | 11 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
|
CUT |
Ho-Yu An | 12 |
78 |
76 |
154 |
|
CUT |
Allisen Corpuz (a) | 12 |
78 |
76 |
154 |
|
CUT |
Jeong Eun Lee | 12 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
|
CUT |
Jaye Marie Green | 12 |
78 |
76 |
154 |
|
CUT |
Frida Kinhult | 12 |
78 |
76 |
154 |
|
CUT |
Angela Stanford | 12 |
80 |
74 |
154 |
|
CUT |
Amy Yang | 12 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
|
CUT |
Lei Ye (a) | 12 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
|
CUT |
Christina Kim | 13 |
81 |
74 |
155 |
|
CUT |
Heejeong Lim | 13 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
|
CUT |
Kristen Gillman | 14 |
79 |
77 |
156 |
|
CUT |
Janie Jackson | 14 |
74 |
82 |
156 |
|
CUT |
Ina Kim-Schaad | 14 |
73 |
83 |
156 |
|
CUT |
Lily May Humphreys (a) | 14 |
75 |
81 |
156 |
|
CUT |
Maria Fassi | 15 |
83 |
74 |
157 |
|
CUT |
Kim Kaufman | 15 |
78 |
79 |
157 |
|
CUT |
Christine Wolf | 15 |
77 |
80 |
157 |
|
CUT |
Erika Hara | 19 |
83 |
78 |
161 |
|
CUT |
Alessia Nobilio (a) | 21 |
81 |
82 |
163 |
|
CUT |
Seung Yeon Lee | 21 |
78 |
85 |
163 |
|
CUT |
Emily Toy | 28 |
88 |
82 |
170 |
|
WD |
Mi Jung Hur | 7 |
78 |
78 |