Megan Khang is once more on prime on the Portland Traditional after three rounds, six days on from successful the CPKC Girls’s Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver, her first LPGA Tour victory; Hyo Joon Jang of South Korea and Monday qualifier Chanettee Wannasaen of Thailand are tied for second.
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Megan Khang is within the type of her life as she units the tempo with 18 holes remaining on the Portland Traditional
Megan Khang closed with an 18-foot birdie putt for her third straight six-under 66 and a one-stroke lead on Saturday on the Portland Traditional in a bid to win for the second straight week.
The 25-year-old American is on prime at Columbia Edgewater six days after successful the CPKC Girls’s Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver, British Columbia, for her first LPGA Tour victory. Columbia Edgewater and Shaughnessy had been each designed by AV Macan and have towering bushes.
“Sport feels fairly stable,” Khang stated. “I believe final week undoubtedly helped construct some confidence, understanding I can win out right here. It isn’t simply if it was going to occur or when, however prefer it has occurred, so it is undoubtedly an awesome feeling to have underneath the belt.”
Hyo Joon Jang of South Korea and Monday qualifier Chanettee Wannasaen of Thailand are tied for second.
The 20-year-old Jang, ranked 488th on the earth, shot a 62. She had 11 birdies and one bogey.
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“I wasn’t actually counting birdies,” Jang stated. “I used to be extra specializing in the current.”
Khang performed the again 9 in five-under 31 to get to 18 underneath.
“Simply going to attempt to take what I realized final week into this week, going with a one-shot lead,” Khang stated. “So it is undoubtedly lots nearer and there’s a ton of individuals. I do know for a truth you may shoot low, and so it’ll be anybody’s recreation on the market I really feel like.”
Carlota Ciganda of Spain is fourth at 15 underneath after a 66. Xiyu Lin (66) is at 14 underneath with Atthaya Thitikul (67), Ruoning Yin (68) and Gina Kim (68).
Perrine Delacour, the chief after every of the primary two rounds, had a 75 to drop right into a tie for sixteenth at 11 underneath. After opening with bogey-free rounds of 63 and 67, she opened and closed with double-bogeys on Saturday. She additionally had three bogeys and simply two birdies.
Columbia Edgewater member Caroline Inglis is tied for 58th at 5 underneath after a 75. The previous College of Oregon participant lives throughout the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington