Canadian Brooke Henderson stormed up the leaderboard before lightning suspended the third round of the Chevron Championship, the first women’s major of the year.
Henderson, who started her third round at two under, carded eight under after 17 holes – with seven birdies and an eagle in a nine-hole stretch – to move tied with Nelly Korda on 10-under par, who has played 11 holes.
Both are a shot behind leader Atthaya Thitikul who was 11-under par through 12 holes before play was suspended.
Korda, who is trying to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight victory, was three under through 11 holes to sit one shot off the lead. The top-ranked Korda is seeking her second major after winning the Women’s PGA Championship in 2021. She could join Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-05) as the only players to win five consecutive LPGA events.
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England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff is the leading Brit on five under, while amateur Lottie Woad continues to impress on four under with several holes still left to play of her third round.
“You know, I’ve been hitting it really well all week,” Henderson said.
“I just wasn’t really capitalising on some of the opportunities. I was just playing really steady, really solid. Today I was able to make a few putts. I kind of just really felt a lot of great momentum with my putter and was able to keep it pretty hot throughout the back nine.
