Hong Kong’s Tiffany Chan on course for first LPGA Tour top-10 finish
- The 27-year-old shoots one-under 70 for a total of eight-under 205 to lie joint seventh after the third round of the LA Open at Wilshire Country Club
- Chan is tied with former major winner Morgan Pressel and the pair are eight strokes behind leader Jessica Korda
Chan shot a one-under-par 70 for a three-round total of eight-under 205 – eight strokes behind American leader Jessica Korda. She picked up four birdies to offset three dropped shots at Wilshire Country Club, twice going one-over for the round before recovering on holes 13 and 14.
The 27-year-old was in joint seventh and found herself fighting for a top-10 position with one round to go for the first time in her four-year LPGA Tour pro career.
“I’m happy with the way I handled myself the last three days,” she said in her post-round interview. “You know, going to the final day within hunt of eight shots is a lot, but it’s like my first day when you have a birdie, this course could go low.
“So tomorrow I have to … I actually have the same game plan as today. Just play the middle because the pins are really tight and the last hole, if you miss left, it’s almost like a bogey for sure. I’ll see how the pins are and how the winds are and how my feelings are, so whatever happens, happens. I’m happy to be here.
“It’s my first time being in contention for the top 10 for an LPGA tournament, and I have been playing in junior or amateur events being in contention but it’s obviously totally different.”
