Henderson matches leader’s round of 65

SINGAPORE — Florida teenager Nelly Korda shot a third-round 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead at the LPGA Tour’s Women’s World Championship after Danielle Kang made her first bogeys of the tournament to slip back into second place.

Korda had eight birdies and one bogey as she finished on 15-under 201 heading into the final round at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore.

Kang started the day leading by four strokes and finished trailing Korda by one after a 70. She dropped her first shot of the tournament on the 15th after going 50 holes without making a bogey, then made another mistake on 18.

“It actually doesn’t bother me. I wasn’t really thinking about whether I was going to be in the lead tomorrow or chasing, but Nelly had a really solid game today,” Kang said. “I didn’t want to finish on a bogey, but I gave myself a really good par chance.”

Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., had a bogey-free 65, matching Korda for the low round of the day, to join Minjee Lee (68) in a tie for third at 11 under after an extraordinary display with the putter.

“I had nine putts on the back nine, which is really awesome,” Henderson said. “It was just a great day and I got up-and-down when I needed to and climbed the leaderboard.”

Hamilton’s Alena Sharp had her best round of the tournament so far, shooting 70 to move into a tie for 57th at 4 over.

Michelle Wie birdied four of her first five holes for a 66 to finish five shots adrift on 10-under, alongside Jessica Korda (68), Jin Yong Ko (67) and Marina Alex (70), who bogeyed three of her last four holes after briefly threatening for the lead.