Feng has tight grip on lead at Open

The final round of the U.S. Women’s Open could come down to three players — one who has led throughout the tournament this week, one who has been on the tantalizing cusp of winning a U.S. Open for the past five years and a 17-year-old amateur.

Shanshan Feng has led the tournament wire to wire and is in the driver’s seat with a one-shot lead at 9-under.

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After parring her first 17 holes, Feng birdied the par-5 18th to take a one-shot lead over Amy Yang — who had two runner-up finishes, a third and a fourth in her past five Opens — and 17-year-old amateur Hye-Jin Choi from South Korea, both of whom are 8-under.

Choi is vying to become the first amateur to win a U.S. Women’s Open since Catherine Lacoste in 1967.

“How old is she — like 17 or 18?’’ asked Yang, who was paired with Choi Saturday. “She was very mature out there. She hits [it] very accurate [and] long and her putter was really good. I think she would be a great player, like in the future.’’

Or on Sunday.

➤ Cristie Kerr, who won the U.S. Women’s Open a decade ago, is in position to do it again, standing at 4-under entering the final round after shooting 70 on Saturday, leaving her five shots out of the lead.

One of the bizarre scenes to the day was Kerr, after her round and after doing interviews, being frisked and wanded by security before entering the special suite where President Trump was watching from adjacent to the 15th and 16th holes. Kerr, who has a personal relationship with Trump and is a member at the course, was not even allowed to take her Diet Coke into the special box.

“Obviously, I know him fairly well,’’ she said. “I don’t see him that often, but he’s a huge supporter of women’s golf and just fun.’’