LPGA Hugel Air-Premia LA Open, 21-24 April 2021: Round Three
Jessica Korda Keeps Lead Through the Changes
From LPGA by AP:
Jessica Korda rode out a series of big momentum shifts Friday at historic Wilshire Country Club to hold onto the lead in the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open.
Six strokes ahead after three holes, tied with top-ranked Jin Young Ko at the turn and two shots back with three to play, Korda birdied the final two holes to take a one-stroke lead into the final round.
"I'm just trying to be patient," Korda said. "It's tough. It's tough to win out here. Still have 18 holes left and I just want to give myself an opportunity to win."
Korda shot a 3-under 68 to break the tournament 54-hole record at 16 under. She matched the event course record with a 64 on Wednesday and shot a bogey-free 65 on Thursday to break the 36-hole scoring record at 13 under. Read more
From Yahoo!Sports, USA Today:
Jessica Korda started her third round of the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open on Friday with three consecutive birdies, stretching her three-shot lead to six.
It started to look like a runaway in the making.
But then Jin Young Ko got it going and after she made a birdie on 13, she had the lead and would later go up two.
Ko had four bogeys on her Friday scorecard, including on the 18th hole, but she recorded nine birdies at Wilshire Country Club near downtown Los Angeles to put herself into position to win... Read more
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