2022 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Grand Rapids, MI, 16-19 June: Day Three
Nelly Korda's 22 ft eagle putt gives her a one shot lead over Jennifer Kupcho
From ESPN, by AP:
BELMONT, Mich. -- Defending champion Nelly Korda made a 22-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and the third-round lead Saturday in the LPGA Meijer Classic, with six majors champions topping the leaderboard.
Making her second start since returning from a four-month break because of a blood clot in her left arm, Korda also eagled the par-5 eighth and had three birdies and a bogey. She was at 18-under 198 at Blythefield Country Club.
Jennifer Kupcho, two strokes ahead of playing partner Korda entering the day, had a 69 to drop a shot back. She rebounded from her first bogey of the week - on the par-4 17th - with a two-putt birdie on 18. Read more
From Yahoo!Sports, by AFP:
Defending champion Nelly Korda curled in an eagle putt at the 18th hole on Saturday to grab a one-shot lead over Jennifer Kupcho heading into the final round of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan.
Former world number one Korda started the day two off Kupcho's lead and carded a six-under par 66 that featured two eagles to edge ahead on 18-under par 198.
Kupcho had four birdies and a bogey in her three-under 68 at Blythefield Country Club near Grand Rapids, and on 199 was two strokes in front of Canadian Brooke Henderson, who carded a bogey-free five-under 67 for 201. Read more
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