Coughlin takes a 2-shot lead over Korda into Aramco Championship final round
Coughlin shot a 1-over 73 on Saturday, and her 7-under score for the tournament was just one of five in red figures. “This golf course is really, really hard, especially if you get in the wrong spot,” Coughlin said. Nelly Korda birdied her final two holes to shoot a 69 to move to 5 under and in second place, setting up a final pairing of friendly rivals.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Lauren Coughlin threatened for two days to run away with the Aramco Championship, but with hilly Shadow Creek living up to its reputation as course in which pars are good scores, she had to work hard for her two-shot lead going into the final round Sunday. Coughlin shot a 1-over 73 on Saturday, and her 7-under score for the tournament was just one of five in red figures.
“This golf course is really, really hard, especially if you get in the wrong spot,” Coughlin said. “I felt like I did a pretty good job today of at least getting in spots, and if did get a little out, making sure I walked away with no worse than bogey. ” Nelly Korda birdied her final two holes to shoot a 69 to move to 5 under and in second place, setting up a final pairing of friendly rivals.
Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Miyu Yamashita were each 3 under and Leona Maguire was 1 under. “Shadow definitely showed its colors the last couple days,” Korda said. “It’s been playing brutally hard, especially the back nine.
” Hyo Joo Kim almost certainly won’t extend her LPGA Tour winning streak to three after she opened the round with two bogeys and a double bogey over the first three holes. She dropped from a tie for second all the way down to a tie for 17th at 4 over after a 79. Being withing striking is one thing in this loaded event, which has a $4 million purse and is co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and part of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund Global Series .