Ryu holds one-shot lead heading into final round of Women's PGA Championship

[p]South Korea's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hae-ran-ryu/8fKOxFeb/"]Ryu[/a] carded a four-under par 68 for an 11-under total of 205 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, where world number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/korda-nelly/4OpkdK7D/"]Nelly Korda[/a] was frustrated on the greens but was just four strokes off the lead in her bid for a third straight major title.[/p][p]Ryu, chasing her first major title, birdied the first and fifth holes before pouring in a 28-foot eagle putt at the par-five seventh to jump to a two-shot lead.[/p][p]She added a seven-foot birdie at the seventh, where her putt circled the entire cup before falling in to push her lead to three strokes.[/p][p][b]"My front nine, it was amazing because I got an eagle and three birdies,"[/b] she said. [b]"I started the back nine, it was more windy and a lot of tough putts.[/b][/p][p][b]"But I just made one bogey today, so it was good for me for tomorrow," [/b]added Ryu, who said fatigue was also a factor as she comes off a month-long mid-season break.[/p][embed guid="1e156a1f-7c13-4736-a1bd-d07a34865f50" url="https://x.com/LPGA/status/2071062529841787057" social-type="twitter" /][p]Her bogey at the 10th was a sign of the difficulties to come, but Ryu drained a seven-foot par putt at the 14th and par putts of five feet at 16 and 17 to stay on top.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henderson-brooke/bBFlbtw1/"]Henderson[/a], who was just 18 when she won the 2016 Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club near Seattle, was delighted to post a three-under 69 in the blustery conditions.[/p][p][b]"It was affecting everything,"[/b] Henderson said, adding that it was a factor in her birdie at the 16th, where she reached the green of the driveable par-four but saw her 16-foot eagle putt come up short.[/p][p][b]"I thought the wind was going to push it, so I thought the putt was going to be faster, but I ended up coming up short,"[/b] she said. [b]"I feel like it was just hard to judge all day."[/b][/p][p]Henderson was one stroke in front of South Korean [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yoon-ina/YmMep87I/"]Yoon Ina[/a], who started the day with a five-shot lead but seemed to feel the pressure as she posted a three-over 75.[/p][p]"I was just nervous a lot," admitted the 23-year-old, who opened with back-to-back bogeys. "I missed short putts.[/p][p]"After 10, I think I found my pace," Yoon said. "Even on the front nine, I didn't do anything different, but I think I was a little unlucky so there was a little frustration there."[/p][embed guid="ffd6b9e1-ad15-43c3-af95-32ca6f5b354d" url="https://x.com/LPGA/status/2071052646715212115" social-type="twitter" /][p]Alone in third on nine-under, Yoon remained firmly in the mix.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/weber-dewi/QoweMj78/"]Dewi Weber[/a] of the Netherlands and South Korean [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kim-a-lim/C0Ix5VM2/"]Kim A-lim[/a] shared fourth on eight-under ahead of Korda and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lee-alison/MqcuL3pE/"]Alison Lee[/a] on seven-under.[/p][h2]Korda falters[/h2][p]Korda looked poised to make a run when she shook off a bogey at the par-five third to birdie the sixth, 11th and 13th holes.[/p][p]But the US star missed a golden opportunity when she three-putted from the fringe at the 16th to settle for par, missing a four-foot birdie attempt.[/p][p][b]"It was a left-to-right putt, just left edge, and the wind was kind of gusting off my right ... just didn't make a very confident stroke,"[/b] Korda said of the short miss, which was followed by a three-putt bogey at 17.[/p][p][b]"Just left a few putts out there,"[/b] Korda said.[/p][p]She said weather will dictate how aggressive she can be in her bid to become just the third LPGA player to win the first three majors in a season after victories in the Chevron Championship and US Women's Open.[/p][p]"Putting in general, when it gets this windy, you have to calculate in the wind, too, and a gust here and there," she said. "Sometimes you aren't as confident with your lines."[/p]