Ally McDonald leads, Bianca Pagdanganan lurks through 54 holes at LPGA Drive On
Ally McDonald won’t let go of her lead at the LPGA Drive On Championship at Reynolds Lake Oconee.
McDonald, who also held the second-round lead at 10 under, shot a third-round 69 Saturday to sit at 13 under through 54 holes in Greensboro, Georgia.
Bianca Pagdanganan trails McDonald by one shot after also carding a 69 Saturday, ending her round with back-to-back birdies. The rookie shot rounds of 68 and 67 during the event’s first two rounds.
Danielle Kang, who was T-2 with Pagdanganan after 36 holes, is in third at 11 under after carding a 70. Kang bogeyed Nos. 2 and 10, but carded a double-bogey on the par-4 16th. She ended her round with a birdie, her sixth of the day, on 18.
LPGA Drive On Championship: Leaderboard
Carlota Ciganda sits in fourth, three strokes behind McDonald, and Katherine Kirk rounds out the top 5 at 9 under.
First one on the @LPGA! Nice club @MarkErnstgolf https://t.co/loe01Ui1Jw
— Austin Ernst (@AustinErnst92) October 24, 2020
Austin Ernst carded the lowest round of the day with a 67 and could have gone even lower if not for a double-bogey on the par-4 ninth. Ernst finished the day with another bogey, six birdies and an ace on No. 4. Through the third round, Ernst is T-36 at 2 under.
The final round of the LPGA Drive On begins Sunday at 8:38 a.m. ET with players playing off the first and 10th tees.
