Australian golf superstars and stablemates Minjee Lee and Hannah Inexperienced are set for his or her very personal Sunday duel within the solar, establishing an exhilarating climax to the Girls’s World Championship in Singapore.
As many of girls’s golf’s premier gamers faltered down the stretch, Lee and Inexperienced excelled to complete as joint leaders after Saturday’s third spherical at Sentosa’s Tanjong Course.
A Sentosa specialist, having received in 2024 and completed runner-up in 2021, Inexperienced fired the equal finest spherical of a day, a savvy 4-under-par 67, to vault to 11-under general.
“I really like coming to Singapore,” stated Inexperienced, who has her pro-playing husband, Jarryd Felton, as caddy.
“I do not sometimes hit a number of fairways however I hit a number of greens right here and I feel that at all times helps round this golf course.
“However having a number of acquainted faces amongst the group is very nice and having my husband by my aspect, as properly, it has been a number of enjoyable.”
After struggling to seek out her A-game following a Friday 64, Lee confirmed her class with three late birdies to publish a 68 and be a part of her fellow Perth prodigy atop the leaderboard.
Triple-major-winner Lee laboured by way of her first 11 holes in even par earlier than bursting to life with birdies on 13, 14 and 17 to interrupt from the pack chasing South Korean midway chief Haeran Ryu.
Inexperienced blended 5 birdies, together with three straight early on the again 9, with only one bogey to seize the early clubhouse lead — earlier than Lee joined her.
Lee and Inexperienced are each main champions and share the identical coach, setting the scene for an enchanting ultimate spherical on Sunday.
“I do not truly really feel like we have performed that a lot over years collectively,” Lee stated.
“We performed just a few apply rounds, or just a few rounds again at house within the low season however, yeah, I feel will probably be a enjoyable problem tomorrow.
“I am certain we’ll have time, anyway.”
The WA duo maintain a tenuous one-shot lead over Ryu, who posted a third-round 70, and American Angel Yin, who matched Inexperienced’s Saturday 68.
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