Americans Corpuz, Yin sit atop Chevron leaderboard heading into final round

:Americans Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin charged up the leaderboard to share a one-shot lead at 10-under par after a pair of near-flawless performances in the third round of the Chevron Championship on Saturday.

Corpuz carded a five-under par 67 after she birdied on four of the first five holes at the Club at Carlton Woods near Houston but was forced to share the lead after a missed putt saw her settle for par on the final hole.

"Been playing really solid these last three days," the 25-year-old said in a televised interview. "I've just been trying to tell myself, you know, get more comfortable in contention, just keep learning from every experience."

Six birdies and a bogey on the par-5 four saw Yin (67) equal the effort, though a bit of good old fashioned luck helped, as her tee shot on 12 inexplicably bounced off the water hazard and onto the bank.

"Extremely shocked," said Yin, 24. "I thought I was going to get the card for that."

Neither of the two players has won on the LPGA tour before and both are hoping to hoist their maiden major title on Sunday.

"I know where my game is at," said Yin. "I know how it's been performing for the last three days and the game plan for this golf course, and it's been working well.

"All I need to do is just get my energy back to semi-decent level, and then I think I'll be good to go."

South Korean Amy Yang put herself in a strong position when she carded a seven-under-par 65, sharing a three-way tie for third with American Megan Khang (70) and Switzerland's Albane Valenzuela (68), who drained a long putt for a birdie on the final hole.

Yang has 19 top-10 finishes in the majors and reminded the field at the first women's major of the year why she is a perennial contender as she produced five