KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rose Zhang birdied the 18th hole Saturday for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour.
The American had an 18-under total of 198 on the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club course.
“I just feel like being able to have this opportunity to come into the final round with a little bit of a lead is really great,” Zhang said.
Kim Sei-young of South Korea was in fourth place after a 65, three strokes behind Zhang.
Minjee Lee of Australia won last week’s stop in South Korea in a playoff and the final tournament is next week’s Toto Classic in Japan.
Persons:
— Rose Zhang birdied, “, ” Zhang, Atthaya Thitikul, Jasmine Suwannapura, Kim Sei, Zhang, Minjee Lee, Toto
Organizations:
LPGA, Australia
Locations:
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Thai, South Korea, Japan