| -7 L Thompson (US) -6 Y Saso (Phi), -3 J Lee (Kor), M Ganne (US) -2 S Feng (Chi) |
| Selected others: +5 M Reid (Eng) |
| Full leaderboard |
American Lexi Thompson shot a five-under-par 66 to take a one-shot lead at the US Women’s Open in San Francisco.
The 26-year-old produced her lowest career round, with five birdies.
Thompson – who holds the record as the youngest golfer to qualify for the US Women’s Open, set in 2007, when she was 12 – leads the way after round three on seven under par.
Yuka Saso, 19, of the Philippines, bogeyed the 18th hole to card 71 and fall a shot behind Thompson.
Saso had started Saturday with a one-shot lead at The Olympic Club.
Four shots back in joint-third are 17-year-old amateur Megha Ganne of the US and South Korea’s Jeongeun Lee.
Thompson said: “I struck it well all day. I made a few good putts out there – and I guess probably just picking up the missed fairways or missed greens when I did, getting up-and-down or just getting it as far as I could out of that rough.
“So it’s all about patience out on this golf course because there are going to be bad shots made.”
Thompson carded the first bogey-free round of the event.
England’s Mel Reid, who led after the opening round, fell to 23rd place, 12 shots off the lead, after carding 78.
Article courtesy of BBC Sport
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