Chasing first major title, Yang takes two-shot lead into final round of KPMG Women’s PGA

Amy Yang - The Canadian PressSAMMAMISH, Wash. —

Yang was at 7-under 209 at Sahalee Country Club, remaining steady around the greens on the tree-lined course that requires utmost accuracy and precision. The 34-year-old South Korean player has five LPGA Tour victories, the last in November in the Tour Championship.Hartlage shot her second straight 69 for the only bogey-free round of the day. The American is winless in three seasons on the LPGA Tour.

First-round leader Lexi Thompson had a 73 to drop into a tie for fifth at 3 under with Lilia Vu , Caroline Inglis , Jin Young and Hinako Shibuno . Inglis is from Vancouver, Washington. The 29-year-old Thompson recently announced this season will be her last playing a full schedule. Last week in Michigan, she lost in a playoff to Vu in the Meijer LPGA Classic.Yang went 39 holes without a bogey before dropping a shot on the par-4 eighth. She quickly recovered, hitting it 8 feet on the par-3 ninth and making the putt to get back to 6 under and take the solo lead.

Yang pushed her lead to two strokes, hitting the green in two on the par-5 11th for a two-putt birdie. She dropped another shot on the par-4 16th – her third bogey of the tournament – but followed with a 36-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th.

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