Feng clings to U.S. Women’s Open lead with six S. Koreans in pursuit
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Front-running Shanshan Feng rolled in a short birdie putt on the final hole Saturday to take the third-round lead in the U.S. Women’s Open.
Teenager Hye-Jin Choi and perennial Open bridesmaid Amy Yang were a stroke back heading in the final round of the biggest event in women’s golf — and one that had an even bigger stage with President Donald Trump in attendance for the second straight day.
Feng, from China, shot a 1-under 71 to reach 9-under 207 at the president’s Trump National Golf Club.
Choi and Yang each shot 70.
All three players are going to have Trump watching over them and probable a lot of South Korea, too, with the top six players chasing Feng all from the country.
Sung Hyun Park, the top rookie on the LPGA Tour, was 6 under after a 67.
Top-ranked So Yeon Ryu (71), Mirim Lee (67) and Jeongeun6 Lee (73) were 5 under.
Cristie Kerr, a former Open winner and a member at this course, gave the president an American to root for with a 70 that put her at 4 under with Spain’s Carlota Ciganda (72).
Rodgers up by 2 at John Deere
Patrick Rodgers shot a 3-under-par 68 to maintain a two-stroke lead in the John Deere Classic.
Rodgers, who was at 16-under 197 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill., is trying to become the third player in five years to win the Quad Cities event for his first PGA Tour title.
Daniel Berger shot a 63 to match Scott Stallings (64) at 14 under.
Nicholas Lindheim (66) was 13 under, and Jamie Lovemark (66), Bryson DeChambeau (70) and J.J. Henry (68) were another stroke back.
Bogeyless 66 puts Langer out front
Bernhard Langer shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 and took advantage of Brandt Jobe’s late collapse to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Constellation Senior Players Championship at Owings Mills, Md.
Langer had six birdies to complete the third round at 18 under. He trailed after 15 holes but made up three strokes over the next two holes to take control of the major tournament he has won the last three years.
Jobe shot a 65 to finish the day in second place. Corey Pavin (71) and Scott McCarron (69) were tied for third at 12 under.
Poulter vaults into tie for first
Ian Poulter moved in sight of his first title in 4½ years by belying sideways rain and strong winds to shoot a 1-underpar 71 at the Scottish Open in Irvine, giving him a three-way share of the third-round lead.
In the toughest weather conditions of the week at Irvine on Scotland’s west coast, clubs slipped from players’ hands, hardy fans’ umbrellas were blown inside out and puddles formed on fairways.
Poulter managed to control his swing, ball and temperament in what he described as a “brutally tough” back nine, during which he was delighted to make only one bogey.
He was tied at 9 under par overall with playing partner and fellow Englishman Callum Shinkwin, who produced another brilliant round of 68, and Australian player Andrew Dodt (69).
The last of Poulter’s 14 worldwide victories was the WGC-HSBC Champions in China in November 2012.
Padraig Harrington started in a share of the lead but shot a 79 to drop to a tie for 23rd.
From wire reports