Kim Hyoju Leads by 5 Strokes... "Wire-to-Wire Victory GO"

Ascendant LPGA 3R 1-Under Par Three-Day Leader
Kemp and Thompson Tied for 2nd, Yoo So-yeon in 5th
Titikun 8th, Ji Eun-hee and Shin Ji-eun Tied for 23rd

Kim Hyo-joo has a chance for a 'wire-to-wire' victory.

On the 7th (local time), at the Old American Golf Club (par 71, 6,475 yards) in The Colony, Texas, USA, Kim added one under par in the third round of the Ascendant LPGA Benefiting VOA (total prize money $1.8 million) continuing the LPGA Tour, maintaining her position at the top of the leaderboard for the third consecutive day (11 under par, 202 strokes). Sarah Kemp (Australia) and Lexi Thompson (USA) are tied for second place (6 under par, 207 strokes), and Frida Kinhult (Sweden) is in fourth place (5 under par, 208 strokes).

Kim Hyo-joo reduced one stroke in the third round of the Ascendant LPGA benefiting VOA, maintaining the lead for the third consecutive day.

Kim Hyo-joo started with a two-stroke lead and recorded four birdies and three bogeys. After a shaky start with bogeys on the 4th and 6th holes, she made her first birdie on the 8th hole (par 4), showing a slow front nine. However, while her pursuers faltered, she showed resilience with a birdie on the 13th hole (par 5), followed by a bogey on the 14th hole (par 4), but then consecutive birdies on the 15th and 16th holes. Kim maintained a five-stroke lead, seizing the opportunity for her sixth career win, her first in one year and six months since the Lotte Championship last April. Following Yeo Hae-ran’s victory at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship last week, Korea has a chance to claim the top spot for two consecutive weeks.

Veteran Yoo So-yeon posted three under par to perform well, tied for fifth place (4 under par, 209 strokes) after a long time. She debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2021 and has six career wins. This year, she missed the cut in the last two tournaments and has not made a 'top 10' finish. Her personal best this year was tied for 50th at the Mayak LPGA Classic in June. Three-time champion C?line Boutier (France) and Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) are tied for eighth place (3 under par, 210 strokes), while Ji Eun-hee and Shin Ji-eun are tied for 23rd place (even par, 213 strokes).

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