South Korea’s Mirim Lee during the second round of the Women’s British Open at Woburn Golf Club, in Woburn, England, Friday July 29, 2016.
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Ariya Jutanugarn, a 20-year-old from Thailand, will have another chance to claim a first major golf title for her country in the final round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
Young, who has never won on the Ladies European Tour but has two top-10 finishes this season, said she was already looking forward to returning for the fourth major of the year in 2017. “The only thing I have to focus on (is) what is under my control”.
Saturday evening, Ariya Jutanugarn will sleep on the 54-hole lead in a major championship for the first time. “I got a lot of experience from this week”.
Matthew was generous of her praise of an opponent whose game fell apart after she suffered a serious shoulder problem as a result of a freak accident while trying to soak her sister and fellow professional Moriya with a water bottle a couple of seasons ago, but returned in spectacular fashion earlier this year when she became the first Thai woman to win in America, then won the next two as well in earning herself the new nickname of May, having been the only victor on the LPGA Tour that month.
“I feel a lot more comfortable”, Jutanugarn said.
She is a shot clear of the 2013 champ Stacy Lewis (70) of America, who is fifth at nine-under-par.
“It’s like at the front nine, just play every hole, no slow play”, Jang said.
Mo Martin was third at 11 under after a 69.
It did not take her long to learn how to win and her first victory in America in May was followed immediately by two more in the next two weeks.
Jutanugarn realised after her first practice round on the Marquess course that she would not require her driver for this event.
“It’s fun, Webb said of her play this week”.
“Those birdies really gave me some breathing room going down the last two holes”, Ko told reporters after a two-under 70 gave her a level-par aggregate of 144. She closed with a double bogey after birdies on five of the previous seven holes.
“I got off to a really good start but I just didn’t putt as well today”, she said. “But I know that I still played solid out there”. It’s not the greatest finish… “I’ve just got to get over it”.
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“A little bit of a mess today”, the American said.
