Play at Carlton Woods was halted just before 3 p.m. and called for the day two-and-a-half hours later with dangerous conditions remaining. The third round of the LPGA’s first major of the season will resume Sunday morning, with the final round scheduled to commence just before 9:30 a.m.
Korda, who is trying to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight victory, was 3-under 41 through 11 holes in the third round and 10 under overall. She entered Saturday one shot off the lead after posting a 7-under 137 through the first two rounds. The top-ranked Korda is seeking her second major after winning the Women´s PGA Championship in 2021. She could join Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-05) as the only players to win five consecutive LPGA events.
Korda was asked about the challenges of having to finish the third round Sunday before playing the final round.
“I think you just have to try to be positive about it and just tell yourself that you can´t get caught up in possibly girls being on 18 or not having that many holes left,” she said. “If you think about it positively, then I have a lot of opportunities left in the day that I can go out and maybe capitalize on a couple of them, then that´s good. But I´m going to think about it positively rather than negatively.”
Canadian Brooke Henderson, who was at 2-under 142 through two rounds, rocketed up the leaderboard and into a tie with Korda for second Saturday by shooting an 8-under 59 through 17 holes.
“It was on six when I made that par save,” Henderson said. “It really kept my round alive, and then from there I was able to get things going. It was really fun to kind of get on a bit of a run. I feel like this year I´ve just played pretty solid, but I haven´t really seen that run and kind of had that excitement. That was really fun for me today, and hopefully just do something similar tomorrow.”
Henderson, who has 13 LPGA wins with two majors, had a one-putt streak of 10 with six birdies and an eagle in that stretch.
“Anytime my putter gets to working, I´m pretty happy because ball-striking is usually a strength of mine,” she said. “This week I´ve been hitting it really well, so when I´ve been able to make a few putts, it feels really good, and hopefully keep it hot tomorrow.”
Atthaya Thitikul had the lead at 11 under and was through 12 holes when play was suspended. She started the round tied with Jin Hee Im for the lead with a 136 in the first two rounds.
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