Women’s PGA Championship 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: June 11, 2016

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The final round of the 2016 Women's PGA Championship is setting up to be dramatic following Saturday's third-round action at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington.

Lydia Ko leads at two under par with 18 holes remaining. Brittany Lincicome and Gerina Piller are hot on her heels at one under:



Consistency was the key to Ko's success in Round 3. She reached 13 of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation. The 19-year-old produced the occasional bit of excellence as well, such as her birdie putt on No. 6, via the LPGA's Twitter account:



Ko also discovered an unconventional way to finish with a par on No. 17, via the LPGA:



Fox Sports' Shane Bacon was impressed by what he saw from Ko on the course:



A bogey on the 18th hole brought a disappointing end to Ko's third round. Lincicome bogeyed No. 18, too, and Piller lost a stroke on No. 17, which allowed Ko to maintain her slim advantage.

Nobody did more to surge into contention than Amy Yang. Her five-under 66 was the lowest score of the round, and she moved to only two strokes off the lead heading into the final day.

The tournament's official Twitter account reacted to Yang's round:



The 26-year-old got off to a hot start, picking up four birdies on the front nine. Her play leveled off a bit on the back nine. Although she carded three more birdies, she also threw a pair of bogeys into the mix.

Still, the good outweighed the bad. Yang reached 13 of 18 greens in regulation, and she recorded only 26 putts for the round.

Yang still has a lot of work to do in the final round Sunday, but she has a chance at winning her first major championship, especially if scoring remains difficult for the remainder of the tournament.

Unlike Yang, both Brooke Henderson and Mirim Lee did their best to play themselves out of contention. Hende...
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