.@BrookeHenderson carded four birdies in Round 3 of the @EvianChamp and sits atop of the leaderboard.
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— LPGA (@LPGA) July 23, 2022
Brooke Henderson’s day began with a bogey, but got so much better as she continued Saturday’s third round of the Amundi Evian Championship in France.
Henderson’s bogey on the first hole was her only one of the day as she added four birdies along the way to record a three-under 68 to take a two-shot lead into Sunday’s final round in which she could become the first Canadian ever to win two major championships.
“It was wasn’t as good as the first two days, but yeah, really hung in there, made some clutch par saves on back nine, which felt nice,” said Henderson, who opened the tournament with a pair of 64s..
“Not as many birdies on the card. It felt like the course is playing a little bit tougher for me today. Hopefully, I go out (Sunday) and continue to ball strike pretty well and hopefully, make some putts,” she said.
With Henderson at 17 under, So Yeon Ryu is second after she birdied three of her last four holes on Saturday, a day in which Henderson’s lead got to five shots at one point.
With one more round remaining at the @EvianChamp, @BrookeHenderson leads by two in France!
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— LPGA (@LPGA) July 23, 2022
“Those clutch par saves on the back felt really nice. I’m disappointed I didn’t make as many birdies today, but hopefully just fix that (Sunday). Obviously, great position going into Sunday, which is always a lot of fun. Hopefully just have a great day (Sunday),” said Henderson.
Henderson hit nine of 13 fairways Saturday, when she had 30 putts.
Henderson, who has more tour wins than any other Canadian (11), won her only major to date at the 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, leaving her tied with Sandra Post (1968 LPGA Championship) and Mike Weir (2003 Masters) for most major victories by a Canadian.
“I’m just going to play my game and see what happens. This course, like I said, can be really tricky at times. You know, you put yourself in the wrong position, you’re struggling to make par or bogeys,” she said.
“So, just kind of stick to the game plan. Hopefully, get a good strategy together (Saturday evening), and when I can be aggressive, I’ll definitely try to take advantage of that,” she added.
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Senior Open Championship
Stephen Ames and David Morland IV are each tied for 28th at one under through three rounds of the Senior Open at Gleneagles in Scotland.
Ames shot a four-over 74 in Sunday’s third round, which Morland finished with his second consecutive score of 69.
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PGA Tour
Michael Gligic shot a third round, four-under 67 at the 3M Classic in Blaine, Minn., on Saturday that left him tied for 24th going into the final round.
With Gligic at five under though the first three rounds, Roger Sloan is another shot back in a tie for 31st at four under.
That leaderboard is here.
Korn Ferry Tour
Ben Silverman shot a two-under 70 in Saturday’s second round of the Price Cutter Charity Championship in Springfield, Mo.,, where he’s tied for 25th going into Sunday’s final round.
Silverman is 11 under through the first three rounds
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PGA Tour Canada
American Danny Walker holds a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Osprey Valley Open in Caledon, Ont., after he shot a three-under 69 on Saturday.
Edmonton’s Will Bateman and Max Sear of Markham, Ont., who fired a 63 on Saturday, are both tied for seventh at eight under through the first three rounds, five shots off the lead.
All of the scores are here.
