American Yealimi Noh has moved to the brink of a breakthrough major title after taking a three-shot lead on day three of the Women’s Open, but Australian hopes look slim heading into the final day.
Jeeno Thitikul holds a two-shot lead at the AIG Women’s Open, while a mostly disappointing day left Cassie Porter as the top Australian at one under, with Minjee Lee’s card blowing out on the back nine.
Minjee Lee wants to bounce back from a rough Scottish Open withdrawal, drawing on fond memories of her 2018 Royal Lytham round as she chases the career Grand Slam at the AIG Women’s Open.
Lydia Ko was crying and screaming watching Ryan Fox’s Open Championship win unfold from the US. Now at Royal Lytham, an hour from Birkdale, she hopes to channel his fearlessness for her own major bid.
Charley Hull pranked her caddie with a fake £100,000 winning scratch card, and it’s just one of the moments captured for her new YouTube channel ahead of her AIG Women’s Open campaign.
There is still plenty of ground between AIG Women’s Open leader Miyu Yamashita and the Australian chasing pack, but Steph Kyriacou and Minjee Lee did their best to climb the leaderboard in the third round at Royal Porthcawl.
Shooting to join fellow Japanese star Mao Saigo as an LPGA major winner this season, Miyu Yamashita shot a two-over 74 in the third round to maintain a lead – albeit a slim one at one shot – in the final major of the year.
In prevailing conditions – strong winds and heavy showers – that have done nothing for the case that Scotland really does have a summer, Korda’s creative shot-making and solid putting has been extraordinary indeed.
In winds that gusted to more than 40mph, as many as 16 members of the 144-strong field gathered in the Home of Golf for the AIG Women’s Open Championship managed to eke out scores in red figures.
Lauren Coughlin is getting good at this. Just under three years on from regaining full exempt status on the LPGA Tour and less than a month since she eliminated the tag “winless” from her career resume, the 31-year-old has multiple victories – both national Open titles – to her name.
The weekend has arrived at the AIG Women’s Open as Ally Ewing holds a five-stroke lead at 10 under par after 36 holes. American compatriot Andrea Lee, U.S. Women’s Open runner-up Charley Hull, and Japan’s Minami Katsu form the closest chase group at five under.
Australian Golf Digest
