Su-Yeon Jang takes the lead at Lotte
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Su-Yeon Jang took the lead in the completion of the third round this morning and opened a three-stroke cushion in the afternoon with a third-round 7-under 65.
Su-Yeon Jang took the Lotte Championship lead in the completion of the second round this morning and opened a three-stroke cushion in the afternoon with a third-round 7-under 65.
The 22-year-old sponsor invite from South Korea had a 17-under 199 total at Ko Olina Golf Club. She completed her second straight 67 in the morning in the rain-delayed event.
Cristie Kerr and Alena Sharp, the 35-year-old Canadian looking for her first LPGA Tour victory, were tied for second. Kerr had a 62 to tie Lizette Salas’ tournament record. Kerr, who turns 40 this year, played the back nine in 29, with birdies on seven of her last eight holes.
Sharp had a 66.
In Gee Chun, the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open champ, was 12 under after a 65.
Top-ranked Lydia Ko, looking for her first win since July, was tied for seventh at 9 under after a 65. She was eight strokes behind the leader, a shot behind second-ranked So Yeon Ryu (69) and two back of third-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn (70).
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Jang, who doesn’t have a bogey this week, also played in the final group last year at Lotte and finished fifth.
