PATTAYA, Thailand — Angel Yin birdied three of her remaining 4 holes on the entrance 9 to assist arrange an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead into the ultimate spherical of the LPGA Thailand event.
The American had a three-round complete of 21-under 195 at Siam Nation Membership’s Pattaya Previous Course.
Sponsor invite Akie Iwai of Japan, who led after the primary two rounds, shot 71 and dropped into second place. She stumbled together with her first bogey of the event on the ninth gap.
The occasion is the primary cease of the LPGA’s so-called Asian swing earlier than the tour strikes to Singapore and China over the following two weeks.
The 26-year-old Yin’s finest end in 4 earlier appearances at LPGA Thailand was a share of third place in 2021.
“Off the tee, I wasn’t hitting it in addition to the final two days, however I acquired away with some good lies and managed to capitalize on my alternatives,” mentioned Yin, ranked No. 17.
The California native is chasing her second LPGA title after successful the Buick LPGA Shanghai in 2023. She is a two-time main runner-up — on the 2023 Chevron Championship and the 2019 U.S. Ladies’s Open.
Native stars Moriya Jutanugarn and Jeeno Thitikul every posted a 69 to take a seat at 201, a stroke behind Iwai. Each want to enhance their finest home-soil outcomes — Jutanugarn completed tied for second in 2018, whereas Thitikul was the lone runner-up in 2021.
