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par-4 16th and par-5 18th 5-under 67.

At 17-under 199, she had a two-stroke advantage over South Korea’s In Gee Chun.

Jutanugarn won the Women’s British Open in the event before the Olympics to tie Lydia Ko for the LPGA Tour victory lead with four. After a late for a meltdown in the major ANA Inspiratio­n in April, Jutanugarn picked up the nickname “May” with three straight victories in the breakthrou­gh month.

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Gene Sauers took the Boeing Classic lead, two weeks after his breakthrou­gh victory in the U.S. Senior Open.

The 54-year-old Sauers two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th for a 5-under 67 and a two-stroke lead over Joe Durant. The three-time PGA Tour winner had a 12-under 132 total at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.

Sauers birdied four of the last five holes, making three in a row in Nos. 14-16.

Durant birdied the last for a 65. He won the 3M Championsh­ip three weeks ago in Minnesota.

Tom Byrum and Stephen Ames were 9 under. Byrum had a 68, and Ames shot 69.

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