Sawt Falasteen - Thailand's Thitikul takes one-shot LPGA lead into final round in South Korea

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Thailand's Thitikul takes one-shot LPGA lead into final round in South Korea / Photo: Jung Yeon-je - AFP

Thailand's Thitikul takes one-shot LPGA lead into final round in South Korea

SPORTS 22.10.2022

Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand grabbed a one-stroke lead after the third round at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea on Saturday.

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Thitikul fired a five-under 67 to reach 15-under par after three rounds in Wonju, the lone LPGA stop in South Korea this year.

On the par-72 course, the 19-year-old rookie recorded six birdies and one bogey.

Thitikul will be vying for her third title in 2022, with two other Korean-descent players, Andrea Lee of the United States and Lydia Ko of New Zealand, lying one stroke behind.

Ko Jin-young, South Korea's defending champion and world number one, withdrew before the third round began, after having a disastrous first two rounds.

She shot 80-79 on Thursday and Friday, having just returned from two months out with a wrist injury.

With a victory this week, Thitikul could replace Ko at the top of the world rankings.

But the Thai golfer said rankings were not her foremost focus.

"To be honest, I don't really care about the ranking," she said, according to Seoul's Yonhap news agency.

"I play golf because I want to take care of my family. Ranking is not that important for me."

Lilia Vu of the United States is alone in fourth place at 13-under, followed by two South Koreans, Kim Hyo-joo and Choi Hye-jin.

Both Kim and Choi shot 66s at 12-under.

The BMW Ladies Championship has a purse of $2 million.

K.AbuDahab--SF-PST

Sawt Falasteen - Thailand's Thitikul takes one-shot LPGA lead into final round in South Korea

Thailand's Thitikul takes one-shot LPGA lead into final round in South Korea

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