Lee6 closing in on Evian victory
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — The day after making golfing history, Jeongeun Lee6 extended her Evian Championship lead to five strokes after a 3-under-par 68 in the third round on Saturday.
She’s at 18 under overall and the nearest challenger is teenage American Yealimi Noh at 13 under after carding a 4-under 67.
Lydia Ko of New Zealand posted a 68 and was one shot behind the 19-year-old Noh.
On Friday, Lee6 tied the majors record for the lowest round ever by a female or male with a 10-under 61.
Tringale sits atop crowded 3M field
Cameron Tringale made a short par putt on the treacherous par-5 18th hole at the 3M Open for a 5under 66 and a one-stroke lead over Gary Woodland and Maverick McNealy.
Tringale, who tied for third last year at the TPC Twin Cities, eagled the par-5 12th and had three birdies in a bogey-free round. Winless on the PGA Tour, the 33-year-old topped the crowded leaderboard at 12-under 201.
DeChambeau out of Olympics
Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for COVID-19 before leaving the United States for the Olympics and will miss the Tokyo Games. He’ll be replaced by Patrick Reed.
DeChambeau, last year’s U.S. Open champion, becomes the highest-profile athlete to test positive for the virus. He said he was “deeply disappointed not to be able to compete in the Olympics for Team USA.”
Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, is the only twotime Olympian in the sport.
Dodd ahead by 2 at Senior British
Stephen Dodd shot an outstanding 8-under 62 to take a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Senior British Open at Sunningdale, England.
Jerry Kelly, a 54-year-old American, was two shots back after carding a 68 and day two leader Darren Clarke (70) slipped three strokes off the lead in the final senior major championship of the year.