Here’s the state of play as it stands right now: -4: Minjee Lee (Aus) -2: Andrea Lee (USA), Hinako Shibuno (Jpn) -1: Yuka Saso (Jpn) E: Wichanee Meechai (Tha), Arpichaya Yubol (Tha) Oh, we might have just seen the door open ever so slightly for Minjee Lee’s rivals with a tricky three-putt for bogey on the sixth. Guarding against the creek running adjacent to the green and a flag tucked on that side, the Australian plays it safe to the right side of the dance floor, but has a long, long birdie try, replete with a little ridge which forces the ball to quicken up as it gets closer to the hole. Her first putt is a beauty, rolling just five feet past the hole.
But her par putt coming back slides past the hole, and it’s her second dropped shot in four holes after an opening birdie. The lead is back to two. The drama.
Australia’s Minjee Lee during the final round. Credit: AP It’s been a case of absolute carnage so far in the final round. The Lee squared final group, Australia’s Minjee and the United States’ Andrea, are through five holes and only Minjee has managed to keep her card intact so far.
She’s even-par for the day and remains at five-under for the tournament. Andrea has already dropped three shots to be two-under for the tournament, Minjee’s closest rival at the moment. The Japanese duo of Yuka Saso and Hinako Shibuno have fallen to one-under and Thailand’s Wichanee Meechai, who until five minutes ago, was Lee’s biggest threat on the leaderboard.
But s.
