Jeeno leads Boutier at LPGA America’s Open | Billings news

Jeeno Thitikul number two in the world, with the windy conditions of nine birdies cards, a double goo in the middle of the round and the tour at LPGA Mizuho America’s Open regained National on Saturday.

“I don’t know how crazy I play with this strongest wind of all time,” said the Thai star, whose seven-below 65 gave her a 54-hole overall rank of 14 under 202 and a lead from a bar about France’s Celine Boutier.

The seven birdies of Boutier comprised three in a row with 15, 16 and 17 in a six-below 66 for 203.

Jeeno, who led two leadership from the lead on Thursday after the first round on Thursday, said that her only strategy in the stormy weather was “just to keep it on the fairway and on the green.

“I knew it was going to be a really hard day and I have to be patient out there,” added Jeeno, who claimed the youngest of her four LPGA titles at the tour championship last year.

“So I don’t know how I did it, but I’ll take it!”

As on Thursday, Jeeno played on the greens and only needed 25 putts. After the Chevron championship, she took a week to put her offer for a first big title and with the frustration for a “burnout with the putten” for a first big title.

She said that the work at home had confirmed that her putting stroke was okay and some work on her speed and a step back from the stress paid dividends this week.

Boutier was also solid on the Greens, who needed 26 putts compared to 31 in the rainy second round on Friday.

“I did a few really long putts today and yesterday, which usually doesn’t happen that much,” said Boutier. “So I have the feeling that that helped me a lot.”

She also said patience was the key to the strong winds. The conditions are expected to be cheaper on Sunday, but Boutier said that this would be a different challenge.

“I assume that the scores will somehow be low,” said the French player, whose six LPGA titles belong to her home major The Evian Championship in 2023. “We will see what happens but happy to be in this position.

World number one and the defending champion Nelly Korda, who confiscated a share of the half-time leader, shook off an opening bogy to publish five birdies in a four-below 68 player who was bound to Andra Lee, one of her co-leader overnight, with six birdies and two bogeys in her 68 years.

Korda won seven times last year, but has not yet claimed a title in 2025. She also said patience was the key on Saturday and noticed that Caddy said Jason McDede when she went to putting green before the round. “Today is the word acceptance.

“So they knew that they would make some mistakes,” she said. “I made one in the first hole, but I got back pretty quickly and had a pretty solid day.”

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