Nordqvist, Koerstz Madsen share lead

Anna Nordqvist, pictured, and Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Scandinavians with contrasting resumes in golf, share the lead heading into the final round of the Women’s British Open. A bunched-up chasing pack, containing Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson, promises to make it a Sunday to remember at Carnoustie. In the toughest conditions of the week, the 34-year-old Nordqvist — a two-time major champion from Swweden — shot her lowest round in one of women’s golf ’s five elite events with a bogey-free, 7-under 65 on Saturday. Koerstz Madsen, a 26-year-old Dane with just one top-10 finish in a major, joined Nordqvist on 9 under overall by rolling in a 15-foot eagle putt at No. 12 and parring her way home down Carnoustie’s tough closing stretch to shoot 68. They were a stroke ahead of Lizette Salas of the United States, who completed a round of 70 that didn’t include a bogey from the fifth hole. Yealimi Noh wasn’t so lucky. The 20-year-old American held at least a share of the lead for much the round, only to drop shots on her final three holes and finish at 6 under with a 71.