Lauren Coughlin has carded a six-under-par 66 to grab a one-stroke lead heading into the ultimate spherical of the Ladies’s Scottish Open after Australia’s in a single day joint-leader Minjee Lee dropped again to fifth.
Lee had adopted her opening-round 67 at Dundonald Hyperlinks with a three-under 69 on Friday to tie the lead at eight beneath with Megan Khang.
However Coughlin, who earned her first profession LPGA win final month on the CPKC Ladies’s Open, collected six birdies throughout her bogey-free spherical on Saturday to raise to 12-under 204 for the match, one-shot away from American compatriot Khang.
Lee had been difficult for the lead till a delicate bogey on the par-three fifteenth gap in her third spherical, responding nicely by chipping in for birdie on the sixteenth to get inside two pictures of the lead.
However on the closing gap, the Australian two-time main winner went for the inexperienced in two and bounced into the slim burn. She made bogey for a 72 to go away her 4 pictures behind Coughlin on eight beneath.
New Zealand’s Olympic gold medallist Lydia Ko shot a 71 to take a seat at seven-under for the match, ok for sixth place, one behind Lee.
Ko admitted she’s had loads on her plate of late after her Paris Video games triumph, however is not utilizing that as an excuse.
“It’s a lengthy week, so it will probably get draining,” Ko stated.
“So I am positive by some level subsequent week, I’ll be drained however I believe that is a part of my job to maintain my power ranges excessive and guarantee that I am nonetheless feeling contemporary for Thursday to Sunday subsequent week as nicely.”
Olympic silver medallist, Germany’s Esther Henseleit, recorded an eagle on the par-5 14th gap to associate with 5 birdies and one bogey.
She and England’s Charley Hull (69) are tied for third place at 9-under, one stroke forward of Lee (72).
Fellow Australians Grace Kim and Gabriela Ruffels sit tied tenth and thirteenth respectively.
