South Korean golfer Ha Na Jang has shot a flawless four-under-par 68 to grab a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the LPGA Women's Champions tournament.
Chasing her second LPGA title this year, the 23-year-old racked up four birdies and her second straight bogey-free round on Saturday to lead the tournament on 12-under 204 then headed back to the practice range for some more golf.
"My nickname is Enjoy Ha Na, Energiser Ha Na," Jang told reporters. "It's really good, my nickname. I want to show up every day - I enjoy playing golf."
Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum knocked in six birdies in her 68 to end the third round in outright second at 11 under, one clear of the South Korean pair of Amy Yang and Mirim Lee.
Yang reeled off five birdies in her last eight holes for a 68 to charge up the leaderboard while overnight co-leader Lee signed for a 70 after a mixed day with five birdies and three bogeys.
Yang has a knack for stringing birdies together. Last year, she birdied every hole on the back nine at a tournament in South Korea and thought it was only a matter of time before her putts started to drop at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore.
"It was kind of frustrating, the first nine, shooting one-over-par without any birdies," Yang said.
"But I never gave up. Kept trying, trying, and the 11th-hole birdie made good momentum. I'm happy how I finished strongly."
Lee led the tournament by a stroke after the first nine holes but played the back nine in one over and missed a short birdie putt on the 18th hole to slip back into a tie for third.
"I hit a lot of bad shots today, but I'm still there," Lee said.
A group of six players finished two shots behind them at eight-under, setting the stage for an exciting finish on Sunday with the top 10 separated by just four strokes.
World No.1 Lydia Ko carded her best score of the week but remained eight shots off the pace.
The 18-year-old New Zealander had a blemish-free five-under 67 to improve to five under overall after 54 holes.
That lifted her from a tie for 41st at the start of the day to a share of 20th.
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