Veteran Ueda hangs on to one-shot lead as Thai world No.1 fades
Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand lines up a putt during the third round of the LPGA Toto Japan Classic golf tournament in Otsu, Shiga prefecture on Saturday. (Photo: Jimi Press/AFP)
SHIGA, Japan: Momoko Ueda is hanging on to her one-shot lead heading into the final day of the LPGA Toto Japan Classic, as a challenge from new world number one Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand fades.
The Japanese veteran — ranked 85th in the world — carded a 68 to move to 14 under par and keep her nose in front of Scotland’s Gemma Dryburgh at Seta Golf Course in western Shiga Prefecture.
Atthaya, who started the day four shots off the lead, had three bogeys…
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