Korda Equals Record But Chevron Lead Cut To Five

World number 2 Nelly Korda saw her lead astatine nan LPGA Chevron Championship trim to 5 shots contempt equalling nan event's 54-hole scoring record.

After shooting 2 rounds of 65 connected erstwhile days, nan 27-year-old American went information successful 70 connected Saturday to spell 16 nether par astatine Houston's Memorial Park.

If Korda tin get complete nan statement connected Sunday and triumph a 2nd Chevron title successful 3 seasons, it would return her to nan apical of nan world rankings aft nan existent world number one, Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul, missed nan cut.

Korda sewage disconnected to a good commencement too, pinch 4 birdies connected nan opening six holes but grounded to break par connected immoderate much holes arsenic she lacked precision connected nan greens.

"The beforehand 9 was great," said Korda, who said she was going to walk clip connected nan putting greens earlier Sunday's last information of nan first women's awesome of 2026.

"Just sewage to reset and hopefully it goes my measurement tomorrow," she added.

Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit deed a 69 truthful was capable to claw backmost a changeable and trim Korda's overnight six-stroke lead to five, contempt a bogey connected nan 13th - her first of nan tournament.

She sits connected 11 nether heading into nan last day.

Pauline Bouchard of France is simply a further changeable behind, alongside China's Yin Ruoning, who scored a bogey-free 66, nan joint-best information of nan day.

Korda's 54-hole people of 200 put her level pinch grounds holder Jennifer Kupcho, who was nan third-round leader connected 200 successful 2022 - she went connected to triumph by 2 strokes.