Korea’s Choi Na-yeon sits one shot behind the leaders. (AFP-Yonhap News)
PHOENIX (AP) ― Ai Miyazato birdied three straight holes on the back nine and finished with a 6-under 66 for a share of the lead with Yani Tseng in the LPGA Founders Cup.
Miyazato, the ninth-ranked Japanese player who has seven LPGA Tour victories, birdied Nos. 14-16 and closed with two pars for a bogey-free round in partly cloudy, breezy conditions at Wildfire Golf Club. The weather is expected to a big factor Sunday, with the temperature plunging into the 50s and rain and strong wind forecast.
Tseng had a chance to take the outright lead on the par-4 18th after hitting to 10 feet out of the right fairway bunker, but her birdie putt rolled just past the left edge. The top-ranked Taiwanese star settled for a 67 to match Miyazato at 14 under.
Andalucia Open
MARBELLA, Spain (AP) ― Eduardo De la Riva, who competes on the Spanish regional tour, shot a 4-under 68 Saturday for a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Andalucia Open.
He was at 12-under 204 going into the closing round on the Aloha course. A stroke behind were 18-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero (68) and England’s Simon Khan (66).