FAST START PROPELS HENDERSON

Brooke Henderson tied a Mission Hills record with a 30 on the front nine and did just enough the rest of the round Saturday for a 7under 65 and a share of the lead with Nelly Korda in the ANA Inspiration.

Henderson started the weekend in Rancho Mirage six shots behind and wanted only to get as close to the lead as possible. Now she goes into the final round with a second major championship in her sights.

Korda began with a twoshot lead and fell three shots back with a rough stretch on the front nine, particularly the sixth hole by hitting 5wood through the fairway into the gnarly rough and not getting over the water, leading to double bogey.

She rallied with three birdies on the back nine, however, for a 71 that allowed her to join Henderson at 12-under 204.

They have a two-shot lead over Lexi Thompson (69), Mirim Lee (71) and Katherine Kirk, who quietly went about her business with a 67 that landed the Australian in the final group.

“Sort of an easy start, which was nice, and relaxed a little bit,” Henderson said. “Being moving day, I wanted to get a solid round out there and try to climb the leaderboard as much as possible. Still a lot of golf to be played, but nice to see my name up there. And hopefully, tomorrow I can post a similar round.”

It was the hottest day of the tournament, the temperature climbing just past 100 degrees late in the day, helped by a mild haze from California fires that kept the sun from burning brighter. Korda was among those with an umbrella on the back nine to fend off the sun.

Korda, the 22-year-old going for her first major, began to claw her way back with a birdie on the par-5 11th, a gap wedge to 3 feet for birdie on the 12th and a pitching wedge just over the bunker that rolled out to 5 feet for birdie on the 15th, regaining a share of the lead.

Elsewhere

Brian Stuard closed with a scrambling birdie for a 6under 66 share of the Safeway Open lead at 16 under with James Hahn and Cameron Percy.

Third-round leader Sam Burns struggled to a 72 that left him tied with Kristoffer Ventura (66) and Harry Higgs (70) at 15 under.

Steve Stricker and

Miguel Angel Jimenez shared the lead going into the final round of the Sanford International in Sioux Falls, S.D., with Fred Couples, Darren Clarke and

Kevin Sutherland a shot behind after a low-scoring day.

South African George Coetzee will take a onestroke lead into the final round of the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura after shooting 5-under 66.