Brooke Henderson 1 shot back of lead entering final round of Women's PGA Championship
Haeran Ryu shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead over Canadian Brooke Henderson after three rounds of the Women's PGA Championship.
Henderson shot a 3-under 69 in the third round at Hazeltine National Golf Club outside Minneapolis. The Smiths Falls, Ont., native won the tournament in 2016 as an 18-year-old for her first major title.
Ina Yoon, who entered the day with a five-shot lead, struggled early but settled down to finish with a 3-over 75 and is two shots off the pace.
Dewi Weber, the 210th ranked player in the World Golf Rankings seeking her first career LPGA win, birdied three of the final four holes and is three shots back after a 4-under 68. A Lim Kim joins her there.
Nelly Korda, chasing a historic third straight major championship win, shot a 1-under 71 on a sun-drenched, but windy day in Chaska, Minn. She and Alison Lee are four shots off the lead, which history indicates is important.
In the last 35 Women's PGA Championships, the eventual winner was leading or within four shots of the lead after three rounds.
In tough, windy conditions, Brooke Henderson posts a 3-under 69 at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and will head into Sunday one stroke back of the lead. <br><br>She's in the exact position she wants to be. <a href="https://t.co/ggTEr9nG7c">pic.twitter.com/ggTEr9nG7c</a>
The top-ranked player in the world, Korda has struggled on the greens over the first three rounds, going 7 for11 on putts between 3 and 5 feet, ranking 65th among the 68 remaining players. She was 19 of 20 from that distance over four rounds when she won the U.S. Open earlier this month.
"The greens are pretty slick. They don't have too much grass on them. The short putts are pretty difficult," said Korda, who


