GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Taiwan’s Yani Tseng, who can take the No. 1 ranking in women’s golf with a victory at the Australian Masters, took a three-stroke lead into the final round Saturday, shooting a 9-under-par 63.
Tseng has a three-round total of 20-under 196 at the joint Australian and Ladies European Tour event at Royal Pines.
Second-round co-leader Stacey Lewis was in second place after a 67, while fellow American Ryann O’Toole also shot 67 and was five back. Ashleigh Simon of South Africa shot 68 and was six strokes behind in fourth place.
Jiyai Shin of South Korea, who is the No. 1 ranked women, tied for second last week at the Women’s Australian Open in Melbourne won by Tseng.
