Golf round-up: Jin Younger Ko closes on LPGA Tour report; Matthew Wolff in Vegas rivalry once more

Ko 4 forward on the LPGA Tour’s Cognizant Founders Cup and one sub-70 spherical away from matching Annika Sorenstam’s report; Wolff one behind Adam Schenk going into the ultimate day of the Shriners Youngsters’s Open.

Matthew Wolff is chasing a second PGA Tour victory

Matthew Wolff is a shot off the lead heading into the ultimate spherical of the PGA Tour’s Shriners Youngsters’s Open, whereas Jin Younger Ko is closing in a possible LPGA Tour report on the Cognizant Founders Cup.

Wolff, who misplaced out to Martin Laird in a play-off in final yr’s occasion at TPC Summerlin, made an eagle and three birdies in a six-hole stretch on his strategy to a third-round 65 on Saturday.

The world No 47 had began the day with eight straight pars however took benefit of the par-five ninth and picked up pictures on the eleventh and thirteenth, with Wolff then making a two-putt birdie on the driveable fifteenth and holing an eight-foot eagle on the sixteenth to set the clubhouse goal at 17 underneath.

Wolff held the outright lead till Adam Schenk birdied three of his final 4 holes to put up a five-under 66 and edge right into a one-shot lead, whereas final week’s Sanderson Farms Championship winner Sam Burns is within the group two off the tempo in tied-third.

“I am probably not certain what it should take [to win],” Wolff mentioned. “I do know that if I carry on doing what I am doing I am certain I’ll like the place I find yourself on the finish of the week, however there is a bunch of actually good gamers on the prime of the leaderboard

Andrew Putnam and Chad Ramey are additionally alongside Burns on 16 underneath forward of Sungjae Im, who posted a one-under 70, whereas 4 birdies over the ultimate seven holes stored England’s Harry Corridor inside 4 of the lead.

On the LPGA Tour, Ko carded a two-under 69 at Mountain Ridge to maneuver to 13 underneath and a four-shot benefit, with the Korean seeking to defend the title she gained when the event was final held in 2019.

Jin Younger Ko carded rounds of 63, 68 and 69 over the primary three days

Ko’s spherical was her thirteenth consecutive spherical within the 60s, leaving the 26-year-old – who has two wins, a runner-up end and three different top-10s in her final six begins – one sub-70 spherical away from matching the LPGA Tour report Annika Sorenstam set in 2005.

“I believe I did not (play) a lot too aggressive play within the afternoon,” Ko mentioned. “Play was good. I nonetheless made it 2-under par at present. Yeah, I can’t anticipate play tomorrow.”

The 2-time main champion’s closest problem comes from compatriot So Yeon Ryu, American pair Lindsey Weaver and Elizabeth Szokol, plus Yuka Saso of the Philippines, with the quartet sharing second spot on 9 underneath.

World No 1 Nelly Korda is within the group six off the tempo that accommodates Lexi Thompson, whereas Georgia Corridor heads the British curiosity in motion and heads into the ultimate spherical tied-Forty first.

Watch the conclusion to the Cognizant Founders Cup and the Shriners Youngsters’s Open reside on Sunday on Sky Sports activities Golf. LPGA Tour protection is reside from 5pm on Sky Sports activities Golf and – at no cost – on the Sky Sports activities Golf YouTube channel!