Thompson Hurdles Advanced with four Attempt Advance in Thailand LPGA

Lexi Thompson takes a four-shot advance into the final round. She will aswell affection in next week's Women's
Champions in Singapore.

BANGKOK • First-round baton American Lexi Thompson resumed her atom at the foreground of the backpack bygone afterwards the third day of the Honda LPGA in Thailand.

She accomplished the third annular with a about absolute 64 at eight beneath par, giving her a four-stroke advance with a 16-under absolute of 200.

A achievement today would be Thompson's seventh career win on the LPGA Tour. It would aswell accomplish her the aboriginal American to win the four-day event.

"I absent a putt on the aboriginal hole, which got me down a little bit, but I approved to break absolute and blaze at pins like I did the aboriginal day," she said.

Thompson still fabricated par on the par-five first, and went on to mix nine birdies with a bogey.

On her appendage is South Korean amateur Chun In Gee, who carded a bogey-free 66 at six beneath for the day.

Defending best Amy Yang (70) was in third with an 11-under absolute of 205.

Major best Thompson, who will affection in next week's HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore, has adapted the 54-hole advance into achievement four of the six times she has led entering the final round.