TAOYUAN CITY, Taiwan – Nelly Korda shot a 3-under 69 to share the lead with Wei-Ling Hsu after three rounds of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship on Saturday.
Playing in front of a home crowd, Hsu finished with an even-72 on Saturday after shooting 68 and 67 in the first two rounds.
Korda and Hsu have a total of 9-under 207 and both will be looking for their first LPGA titles in Sunday’s final round at the Ta Shee Golf and Country Club.
''I think I’ll definitely be a little nervous,’' Korda said of Sunday’s round. ''Anyone who is in contention on a Sunday will obviously feel those types of feelings. But I’ll also be excited and just happy to be in that position.’'
Full-field scores from the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
Korda will be playing in the final round with Hsu, who she knows will be the crowd favorite.
''Wei-Ling was playing right behind me (today), but you heard a couple roars,’' she said. ''I think it’s awesome to see how much they support women’s golf out here and just how they support a home player is really great. It’s really nice to see.’'
Korda, the sister of fellow LPGA player Jessica Korda, dropped a shot on No. 13 but birdied two of the last five holes to move into a tie atop the leaderboard.
Five players are within two shots of the leaders: Jin Young Ko (69), Bronte Law (69), Megan Khang (70), Lydia Ko (72) and Jodi Ewart Shadoff (73).
''There’s a lot of girls stacked up on the leaderboard,’' Korda said. ''So you know, I’m just going to be one of those girls that’s fighting for it.’