Hannah Green and Minjee Lee are locked together at the top of the leaderboard after Round 3 of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on the LPGA Tour, both sitting at 205 total heading into Sunday’s final round.
With one round to play at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, two Australians hold the keys to the tournament. Hannah Green carded a 68 in Round 3 — the best score of the day — while Minjee Lee posted a 69, leaving them tied at the top on 205 total. Behind them, Angel Yin sits just one shot back after also shooting a 68, setting up a tense finale on the LPGA Tour.
Green was the steadier of the two leaders on Saturday, recording five birdies against a single bogey. The world number 20 has clearly found her rhythm in Singapore. “I love coming to Singapore. I don’t typically hit a lot of fairways but I hit a lot of greens here and I think that always helps around this golf course,” she said. Her round of 68 stood alone as the lowest score of the day in a field averaging 72.33 strokes, underscoring just how difficult the course played.
Lee, ranked fourth in the world, was not far behind. She collected four birdies and one bogey for her 69, maintaining the momentum that carried her to a 64 in Round 2. With rounds of 72, 64 and 69, she has been one of the most consistent presences at the top of the board all week.
Yin in contention, Ryu fades slightly on LPGA Tour stage
Angel Yin matched Green’s round score of 68, carding six birdies against two bogeys to move to 206 total and into a share of third alongside Haeran Ryu. Yin was philosophical about what Sunday will demand: “Good golf and good luck. Honestly there’s nothing much you can do to it. There’s a lot of instances today where it was like one hole, I made this unbelievable up-and-down. That’s skill and luck to me.”
Ryu, who had been among the more consistent players through the first two rounds, ran into trouble at the par-3 17th, where she made a double bogey to finish with a 70. Her six birdies kept her in contention, but the stumble on 17 cost her a share of the lead. Ariya Jutanugarn sits alone in fifth at 207, carding a 71 with four birdies and three bogeys.
The course itself proved punishing on Saturday. Hole 3, a par 4, yielded just four birdies against 31 bogeys across the field, while hole 12, also a par 4, produced 26 bogeys. By contrast, the par-5 13th was a refuge for scoring — 43 players made birdie there, with an average of 0.6 under par.
Hull has a difficult day
England’s Charley Hull, ranked third in the world, also signed for a 74, dropping to a tie for 20th as well. A double bogey at the par-5 16th proved costly. Fellow Englishwoman Lottie Woad had a brighter Saturday, posting a 69 with four birdies and one bogey to sit in a tie for 16th on 212. Among the biggest movers of the day, Taiwan’s Wei-Ling Hsu shot a 68 to climb 23 positions up the leaderboard.
With the scoring average well above par and no bogey-free rounds recorded on Saturday, Sunday’s final round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship promises to be a demanding test on the LPGA Tour — with Green, Lee and Yin each well-positioned to claim the title.
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