SYLVANIA, Ohio — Chanettee Wannasaen opened a three-stroke lead Saturday within the Dana Open for Kids, capturing a 5-under 66 at Highland Meadows.
A day after ending with an eagle to take the outright lead, Wannasaen birdied the par-5 18th to achieve 16-under 197. The 20-year-old Thai participant gained the Portland Traditional final yr for her lone LPGA Tour title.
“I believe I’m going to love don’t take into consideration the consequence as a result of I don’t wish to get stress for tomorrow,” Wannasaen stated. “Like simply keep in current time. Don’t take into consideration the long run.”
Haeran Ryu of South Korea was second. She birdied the dual closing par 5s in a 65.
“I simply preserve mindset to make plenty of birdies,” stated Ryu, the NW Arkansas Championship winner final season. “I simply wish to preserve it going tomorrow.”
Defending champion Linn Grant of Sweden was 5 strokes again at 11 below with Xiyu “Janet” Lin of China and Ssu-Chia Cheng of Taiwan. Grant and Lin shot 70, and Cheng had a 66. Lin is the highest-ranked participant within the subject at No. 15.
“Simply making an attempt to maintain it easy on the market,” Cheng stated. “Just about what I did the previous three days. … Simply going to go on the market and have some enjoyable and hit some good pictures and simply do the perfect I can.”
Stacy Lewis, the 39-year-old Texan who was born in close by Toledo, was tied for ninth at 9 below after a 67. She gained the final of her 13 LPGA Tour titles in 2020.
“Actually so long as you get the ball within the fairway and have a fairly brief membership in your hand you may make a birdie,” Lewis stated. “It’s simply sort of the way in which that this golf course performs. However you additionally see some scores on the opposite facet, too.”
