PORTLAND, Ore. — Megan Khang closed with an 18-foot birdie putt for her third straight 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead Saturday within the Portland Basic in a bid to win for the second straight week.
The 25-year-old American was 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 A.V. Macan and have towering bushes.
“Recreation feels fairly stable,” Khang stated. “I believe final week positively helped construct some confidence, understanding I can win out right here. It is not simply if it was going to occur or when, however prefer it has occurred, so it is positively a terrific feeling to have below the belt.”
Hyo Joon Jang of South Korea and Monday qualifier Chanettee Wannasaen of Thailand had been tied for second.
The 20-year-old Jang, ranked 488th on the earth, shot a 62. She had 11 birdies and one bogey.
“I wasn’t actually counting birdies,” Jang stated. “I used to be extra specializing in the current.”
The 19-year-old Wannasaen, ranked 367th, had a 65.
Wannasaen has missed 9 straight cuts in LPGA Tour play. She misplaced a playoff to Yue Ren final week in Idaho within the Epson Tour’s Circling Raven Championship.
“The Monday qualify is basically means quite a bit to me as a result of like I bought extra assured earlier than I play in event,” Wannasaen stated. “As a result of the Monday qualify, I play rather well.”
Khang performed the again 9 in 5-under 31 to get to 18 below.
“Simply going to strive it take what I discovered final week into this week, going with I believe a one-shot lead,” Khang stated. “So it is positively quite a bit nearer and there’s a ton of individuals. I do know for a reality you’ll be able to shoot low, and so it may be anybody’s sport on the market I really feel like.”
Carlota Ciganda of Spain was fourth at 15 below after a 66. Xiyu Lin (66) was at 14 below 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 below. After opening with bogey-free rounds of 63 and 67, she opened and closed with double bogeys Saturday. She additionally had three bogeys and simply two birdies.
Columbia Edgewater member Caroline Inglis was tied for 58th at 5 below after a 75. The previous College of Oregon participant lives throughout the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington.
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