Celine Boutier of France had an eagle and 6 birdies in a spherical of seven-under 65 to maneuver atop the leaderboard when Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn stumbled down the stretch within the third spherical of the LPGA Drive On Championship.
Boutier, a 29-year-old two-time tour winner, made an eagle three on the par-5 second gap, added two birdies that offset a bogey on the par-Three eighth. She performed the again 9 in 4 below for a 16-under 200 general whole and a one-stroke lead over three others heading into Sunday’s remaining spherical in Arizona.
If the opening three rounds of the tour’s first full-field occasion of the season are any indication, the finale needs to be a scramble. There are 17 golfers inside three pictures of the lead after 9 gamers posted rounds of seven to 9 below in a birdie-filled Saturday.
Jutanugarn (69), American Alison Lee (67) and South Korea’s Hae Ran Ryu (64) had been tied for second at 15 below.
Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand and Norwegian rookie Celine Borge are one other stroke again after vaulting up the leaderboard with third spherical 63s.
Two-time main champion Jin Younger Ko of South Korea carded a four-under 68 and completed in a 12-way tie for seventh place at 13 below.
Hannah Inexperienced, who was the one one among 5 Australians to outlive the midway lower, is tied for 56th and 9 pictures off the lead after her 69.
