Quebec’s Maude-Aimée Leblanc is just one shot away from the lead after 54 holes at the Trust Golf LPGA Scottish Open. On Saturday she gave a card of 66 (-6), the best of the day, at the Ayrshire course.
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Leblanc is looking for a first career title on the LPGA Tour. She had two top 10 finishes earlier in the season, including a career-best fourth place finish at the JTBC Classic.
The 33-year-old golfer is on fire in Scotland after stalling seven birdies in the third round, including three in a row between the seventh and ninth pennants. The Sherbrooke resident could have taken the lead, but a bogey on the 16th slowed her a bit. Nonetheless, she ended her day with a par shot on the 18th hole.
Leblanc responded brilliantly to his 69 (-3) card given the day before. Leblanc is now third, level on points with Germany’s Leonie Harm thanks to their cumulative 202 (-14). Lydia Ko lost feathers on Saturday and had to settle with a round of 71 (-1). The New Zealander, the leader after 36 holes, now shares the lead with French Celine Boutier at -15.