Olympic Bronze medalist Shanshan Feng took a one stroke lead at the LPGA Volvik Championship on Saturday, carding a bogey-free 66. Feng was three strokes back at the start of the day.
“I started the round a little slowly,” Feng said. “I was only 1 under through like eight holes and then I made like two putts in a row on the ninth and tenth. After that I was just feeling like, oh, I can start making birdies and I was more comfortable also. ”
Feng actually was one shot back of leader Lizette Salas as she arrived at the eighteenth. A close approach shot led to a birdie that put Feng at -15, tying Salas. Up to that point, Salas had the hottest hand of the day, having birdied 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15. Salas, however, faltered on the final hole, stubbing a chip and finishing with a bogey. The miscue let Feng slip into sole possession of the lead.
“Finishing like that really just gets under my skin,” Salas said. “I think that is going to be an extra push for tomorrow, too. I had a two‑shot lead and now I’m one back. You know, but that’s golf. You hit great ones, you hit bad ones, and unfortunately that bad one was on my last hole today. I hit the ball amazing today, I putted really great. Just I think everything’s coming together, and I think if I just stay patient and stay still for a little extra second, things will be great for me tomorrow.”
Suzann Pettersen, who was T-2 heading into the round is in sole possession of third after 54. Although Pettersen had eased into first mid-round, she finished in the same position she started: two behind the leader.
Complete third round results for the Volvik LPGA Championship follow:
Pos | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | Today | Total |
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1 | Shanshan Feng | 68 | 67 | 66 | -6 | -15 |
2 | Lizette Salas | 70 | 65 | 67 | -5 | -14 |
3 | Suzann Pettersen | 67 | 67 | 69 | -3 | -13 |
T4 | Sung Hyun Park | 67 | 65 | 72 | E | -12 |
T4 | Jeong Eun Lee | 68 | 68 | 68 | -4 | -12 |
T6 | Minjee Lee | 68 | 66 | 71 | -1 | -11 |
T6 | Stacy Lewis | 65 | 72 | 68 | -4 | -11 |
T6 | Jennifer Song | 68 | 67 | 70 | -2 | -11 |
T9 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 72 | 66 | 68 | -4 | -10 |
T9 | Laura Gonzalez Escall | 71 | 69 | 66 | -6 | -10 |
T9 | Marina Alex | 71 | 69 | 66 | -6 | -10 |
T9 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 72 | 66 | 68 | -4 | -10 |
T9 | Sun Young Yoo | 68 | 70 | 68 | -4 | -10 |
T9 | Nelly Korda | 66 | 72 | 68 | -4 | -10 |
T15 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 69 | 69 | 69 | -3 | -9 |
T15 | Sarah Jane Smith | 67 | 68 | 72 | E | -9 |
T15 | Haru Nomura | 68 | 69 | 70 | -2 | -9 |
T15 | Giulia Molinaro | 70 | 69 | 68 | -4 | -9 |
T19 | Lindy Duncan | 72 | 67 | 69 | -3 | -8 |
T19 | Demi Runas | 71 | 69 | 68 | -4 | -8 |
T19 | Gaby Lopez | 69 | 71 | 68 | -4 | -8 |
T19 | Wei-Ling Hsu | 65 | 72 | 71 | -1 | -8 |
T19 | Jenny Coleman | 70 | 67 | 71 | -1 | -8 |
T19 | Nicole Broch Larsen | 70 | 71 | 67 | -5 | -8 |
T19 | Cydney Clanton | 68 | 67 | 73 | 1 | -8 |
T26 | Mi Hyang Lee | 69 | 69 | 71 | -1 | -7 |
T26 | Emily K. Pedersen | 71 | 68 | 70 | -2 | -7 |
T26 | Chella Choi | 71 | 71 | 67 | -5 | -7 |
T26 | Austin Ernst | 69 | 68 | 72 | E | -7 |
T26 | Jaye Marie Green | 69 | 69 | 71 | -1 | -7 |
T26 | Jenny Shin | 68 | 71 | 70 | -2 | -7 |
T26 | Brooke Henderson | 71 | 66 | 72 | E | -7 |
T26 | Candie Kung | 73 | 67 | 69 | -3 | -7 |
T34 | Anna Nordqvist | 71 | 71 | 68 | -4 | -6 |
T34 | Jane Park | 69 | 72 | 69 | -3 | -6 |
T34 | Ally McDonald | 69 | 72 | 69 | -3 | -6 |
T34 | Karen Chung | 69 | 73 | 68 | -4 | -6 |
T34 | Jessica Korda | 72 | 71 | 67 | -5 | -6 |
T34 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 68 | 70 | 72 | E | -6 |
T40 | Brittany Lincicome | 67 | 76 | 68 | -4 | -5 |
T40 | Min Seo Kwak | 70 | 73 | 68 | -4 | -5 |
T40 | Karine Icher | 72 | 67 | 72 | E | -5 |
T40 | Angel Yin | 69 | 72 | 70 | -2 | -5 |
T44 | Su-Hyun Oh | 70 | 73 | 69 | -3 | -4 |
T44 | Holly Clyburn | 69 | 72 | 71 | -1 | -4 |
T44 | Bronte Law | 71 | 70 | 71 | -1 | -4 |
T44 | Peiyun Chien | 70 | 71 | 71 | -1 | -4 |
T44 | Carlota Ciganda | 72 | 71 | 69 | -3 | -4 |
T44 | Amelia Lewis | 69 | 72 | 71 | -1 | -4 |
T44 | Kelly Tan | 69 | 70 | 73 | 1 | -4 |
T44 | Nontaya Srisawang | 71 | 69 | 72 | E | -4 |
T44 | Lexi Thompson | 72 | 68 | 72 | E | -4 |
T53 | Nasa Hataoka | 70 | 71 | 72 | E | -3 |
T53 | So Yeon Ryu | 72 | 71 | 70 | -2 | -3 |
T53 | Caroline Hedwall | 69 | 73 | 71 | -1 | -3 |
T53 | Ilhee Lee | 67 | 72 | 74 | 2 | -3 |
T53 | Pernilla Lindberg | 70 | 73 | 70 | -2 | -3 |
T53 | Maria Parra | 70 | 70 | 73 | 1 | -3 |
T53 | Sakura Yokomine | 72 | 70 | 71 | -1 | -3 |
T53 | Madeleine Sheils | 69 | 74 | 70 | -2 | -3 |
T53 | Perrine Delacour | 69 | 71 | 73 | 1 | -3 |
T62 | Sherman Santiwiwatthana | 71 | 72 | 71 | -1 | -2 |
T62 | Katherine Perry | 74 | 69 | 71 | -1 | -2 |
T62 | Brittany Altomare | 70 | 72 | 72 | E | -2 |
T62 | Ayean Cho | 74 | 66 | 74 | 2 | -2 |
T62 | Caroline Masson | 68 | 70 | 76 | 4 | -2 |
T62 | Charley Hull | 72 | 69 | 73 | 1 | -2 |
T62 | Christina Kim | 71 | 70 | 73 | 1 | -2 |
T62 | Aditi Ashok | 71 | 70 | 73 | 1 | -2 |
T70 | Kim Kaufman | 69 | 72 | 74 | 2 | -1 |
T70 | Olafia Kristinsdottir | 69 | 71 | 75 | 3 | -1 |
T70 | Mi Jung Hur | 68 | 73 | 74 | 2 | -1 |
T70 | Na Yeon Choi | 68 | 72 | 75 | 3 | -1 |
T74 | Katie Burnett | 71 | 71 | 74 | 2 | E |
T74 | Cheyenne Woods | 72 | 71 | 73 | 1 | E |
T74 | Laura Davies | 70 | 71 | 75 | 3 | E |
T74 | Lee Lopez | 72 | 70 | 74 | 2 | E |
T74 | Dani Holmqvist | 71 | 72 | 73 | 1 | E |
79 | Jackie Stoelting | 70 | 73 | 75 | 3 | 2 |
80 | Sandra Changkija | 69 | 73 | 77 | 5 | 3 |
81 | Belen Mozo | 75 | 68 | 78 | 6 | 5 |
T82 | Laetitia Beck | 72 | 72 | MC | - | E |
T82 | In Gee Chun | 71 | 73 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Joanna Klatten | 71 | 73 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 73 | 71 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Annie Park | 73 | 71 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Amy Anderson | 75 | 69 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Hee Young Park | 73 | 71 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Megan Khang | 74 | 70 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Dana Finkelstein | 72 | 72 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Catriona Matthew | 70 | 74 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Mel Reid | 74 | 70 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Sei Young Kim | 70 | 74 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Paula Creamer | 69 | 75 | MC | - | E |
T82 | Paula Reto | 71 | 73 | MC | - | E |
T96 | Beatriz Recari | 72 | 73 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Becky Morgan | 71 | 74 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Mo Martin | 71 | 74 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Karrie Webb | 75 | 70 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Mariajo Uribe | 73 | 72 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Ryann O'Toole | 72 | 73 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Vicky Hurst | 70 | 75 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Min Lee | 74 | 71 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Dottie Ardina | 71 | 74 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Eun-Hee Ji | 72 | 73 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Kelly Shon | 72 | 73 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Julieta Granada | 73 | 72 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Angela Stanford | 71 | 74 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Pavarisa Yoktuan | 76 | 69 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Madelene Sagstrom | 72 | 73 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Azahara Munoz | 74 | 71 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Yani Tseng | 73 | 72 | MC | - | 1 |
T96 | Tiffany Joh | 73 | 72 | MC | - | 1 |
T114 | Wichanee Meechai | 74 | 72 | MC | - | 2 |
T114 | Mina Harigae | 72 | 74 | MC | - | 2 |
T114 | Celine Herbin | 71 | 75 | MC | - | 2 |
T114 | Kris Tamulis | 71 | 75 | MC | - | 2 |
T114 | Michelle Wie | 75 | 71 | MC | - | 2 |
T114 | Beth Allen | 71 | 75 | MC | - | 2 |
T120 | Savannah Vilaubi | 74 | 73 | MC | - | 3 |
T120 | Alena Sharp | 77 | 70 | MC | - | 3 |
T120 | Regan De Guzman | 73 | 74 | MC | - | 3 |
T120 | Sarah Kemp | 74 | 73 | MC | - | 3 |
T120 | Pannarat Thanapolboonyar | 71 | 76 | MC | - | 3 |
T120 | Therese O'Hara | 75 | 72 | MC | - | 3 |
T120 | Pornanong Phatlum | 75 | 72 | MC | - | 3 |
T120 | Marissa Steen | 74 | 73 | MC | - | 3 |
T120 | Ashleigh Buhai | 71 | 76 | MC | - | 3 |
T129 | Sadena Parks | 71 | 77 | MC | - | 4 |
T129 | Katherine Kirk | 72 | 76 | MC | - | 4 |
T129 | Sandra Gal | 75 | 73 | MC | - | 4 |
T132 | Ayako Uehara | 74 | 75 | MC | - | 5 |
T132 | Ssu-Chia Cheng | 74 | 75 | MC | - | 5 |
T132 | Morgan Pressel | 74 | 75 | MC | - | 5 |
T132 | Rachel Rohanna | 70 | 79 | MC | - | 5 |
T132 | Brooke Pancake | 74 | 75 | MC | - | 5 |
137 | P.K. Kongkraphan | 76 | 74 | MC | - | 6 |
T138 | Juli Inkster | 74 | 77 | MC | - | 7 |
T138 | Lee-Anne Pace | 76 | 75 | MC | - | 7 |
T138 | Jennifer Ha | 76 | 75 | MC | - | 7 |
141 | Stephanie Meadow | 76 | 76 | MC | - | 8 |
142 | Britney Yada | 78 | 75 | MC | - | 9 |
143 | Celine Boutier | 82 | 72 | MC | - | 10 |
144 | Julie Yang | 77 | 78 | MC | - | 11 |