{"id":551099,"date":"2026-04-26T04:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T04:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/551099\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T04:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T04:18:11","slug":"chevron-championship-nelly-korda-remains-five-shots-clear-ahead-of-final-round-and-closes-in-on-third-major-title-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/551099\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevron Championship: Nelly Korda remains five shots clear ahead of final round and closes in on third major title | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nelly Korda remains five shots clear at the\u00a0Chevron Championship and in poll position ahead of the final round despite failing to reach the heights of her stunning opening two rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The American, chasing a third major title, set a new 36-hole tournament scoring record over the first two days, carding back-to-back 65s to sit six shots clear.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, she shot a round of 70 to move to 16 under, but the closest anyone could get was Thailand&#8217;s Patty Tavatanakit, who sits on 11 under after a round of 69, narrowing Korda&#8217;s lead by one stroke.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s Ruoning Yin enjoyed a superb third round to card 66 and move to 10 under, but she remains some six shots shy of Korda.<\/p>\n<p>        Twitter<\/p>\n<p>                This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the <a href=\"#privacy-options\">Privacy Options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-permanently\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow\">Enable Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-once\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow-once\">Allow Cookies Once<\/a><\/p>\n<p>English duo Charley Hull (five under) and Lottie Woad (four under) remain some way back, despite better third-round showings than their opening two days.<\/p>\n<p>Korda is seeking her second Chevron crown in three seasons, knowing a win would propel her to the top of the world rankings after incumbent Jeeno Thitikul missed the cut.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The front nine was great,&#8221; Korda said after Saturday&#8217;s third round.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But yeah, I missed that putt on the par-five eighth, and then kind of just slowed down since.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And all my misses with my putts were right, so I&#8217;m going to go to the putting green after.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just got to reset and hopefully it goes my way tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Who will win The Chevron Championship? 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