![]() She hit into a hazard off the tee at the par-3 16th and took double bogey. Gaby Lopez of Mexico was poised to join them until a wild finish. They were at 14-under 202, setting up a final day bursting with possibilities. ![]() They were tied with Celine Boutier of France, who started with a four-shot lead and wasn’t hurt by her 72, and Nasa Hataoka of Japan who had the low round of a windblown Saturday at 64. “I’m just out there to do my job, taking a shot at a time, and see where it takes me. “It’s for other people,” Korda said of how the stage is set for the LPGA finale. None of that seems to faze Korda, a 23-year-old American with an elegant swing who is ruthless when it comes to competing. They were part of a four-way tie for the lead Saturday going into the final round, with nothing less than $1.5 million and LPGA player of the year on the line. Korda answered by overpowering the par 5s on the back nine at Tiburon for a 67. Ko rode her stretch of seven straight birdies to a 6-under 66. 1 on the LPGA Tour goes all the way to the final round of the season. It was like that all day at the CME Group Tour Championship. Moments later, Korda holed a 45-foot chip for birdie. (AP) - Nelly Korda was watching from the tee box on the par-3 fifth hole as Jin Young Ko rolled in a birdie putt from 10 feet, the fourth of seventh straight birdies for the South Korean star.
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