SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) 鈥� Chanettee Wannasaen opened a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Dana Open for Children, shooting a 5-under 66 at Highland Meadows.
A day after finishing with an eagle to take the outright lead, Wannasaen birdied the par-5 18th to reach 16-under 197. The 20-year-old Thai player won the Portland Classic last year for her lone LPGA Tour title.
鈥淚 think I鈥檓 going to like don鈥檛 think about the result because I don鈥檛 want to get stress for tomorrow,鈥� Wannasaen said. 鈥淟ike just stay in present time. Don鈥檛 think about the future.鈥�
Haeran Ryu of 小蓝视频 Korea was second. She birdied the twin closing par 5s in a 65.
鈥淚 just keep mindset to make a lot of birdies,鈥� said Ryu, the NW Arkansas Championship winner last season. 鈥淚 just want to keep it going tomorrow.鈥�
Defending champion Linn Grant of Sweden was five strokes back at 11 under with Xiyu 鈥淛anet鈥� Lin of China and Ssu-Chia Cheng of Taiwan. Grant and Lin shot 70, and Cheng had a 66. Lin is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 15.
鈥淛ust trying to keep it simple out there,鈥� Cheng said. 鈥淧retty much what I did the past three days. ... Just going to go out there and have some fun and hit some good shots and just do the best I can.鈥�
All three Canadians made the cut. Hamilton's Alena Sharp led the contingent, tied for 40th at 3 under after a round of 71. Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., finished one stroke back after a 69 while Maddie Szeryk of London, Ont., just stayed in the tournament at 3 over after shooting 74.
Stacy Lewis, the 39-year-old Texan who was born in nearby Toledo, was tied for ninth at 9 under after a 67. She won the last of her 13 LPGA Tour titles in 2020.
鈥淩eally as long as you get the ball in the fairway and have a reasonably short club in your hand you can make a birdie,鈥� Lewis said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just kind of the way that this golf course plays. But you also see some scores on the other side, too.鈥�
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