| -7 L Thompson (US) -6 Y Saso (Phi), -3 J Lee (Kor), M Ganne (US) -2 S Feng (Chi) |
| Selected others: +5 M Reid (Eng) |
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American Lexi Thompson shot a five-under-par 66 to take a one-shot lead at the US Women’s Open in San Francisco.
The 26-year-old produced her lowest career round, with five birdies.
Thompson – who holds the record as the youngest golfer to qualify for the US Women’s Open, set in 2007, when she was 12 – leads the way after round three on seven under par.
Yuka Saso, 19, of the Philippines, bogeyed the 18th hole to card 71 and fall a shot behind Thompson.
Saso had started Saturday with a one-shot lead at The Olympic Club.
Four shots back in joint-third are 17-year-old amateur Megha Ganne of the US and South Korea’s Jeongeun Lee.
Thompson said: “I struck it well all day. I made a few good putts out there – and I guess probably just picking up the missed fairways or missed greens when I did, getting up-and-down or just getting it as far as I could out of that rough.
“So it’s all about patience out on this golf course because there are going to be bad shots made.”
Thompson carded the first bogey-free round of the event.
England’s Mel Reid, who led after the opening round, fell to 23rd place, 12 shots off the lead, after carding 78.
