Lexi Thompson and Nelly Korda set for final-round showdown in New York

The third and closing spherical of the Aramco Team Series occasion at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point seems to be a dramatic one, as two of the highest gamers in ladies’s golf — Americans Lexi Thompson and Nelly Korda — sit just one shot aside on the prime of the leaderboard on the event’s 36-hole mark.

Thompson leads the sphere by one shot at eight below par total after firing a scorching, bogey-free second spherical of seven-under 65 on Friday, which included 5 birdies and an eagle. Thompson mentioned she was capable of reap the benefits of a rain-softened course after a tricky and windy first spherical on Thursday.

“It was overall a solid day. Couldn’t have asked for better weather compared to yesterday,” she mentioned after her spherical. “I’m sure I have to come out and play my A Game [on Saturday]. But all I can focus on is my game and my emotions, so I’ll just try and take that into tomorrow.”

Korda, in the meantime, posted a spherical of three-under 67 to take a seat only one shot behind Thompson’s complete. Korda is in search of her second Aramco Team Series win this 12 months after claiming the title at the newest occasion in August, in Sotogrande, Spain.

There is loads of firepower behind Thompson and Korda on the leaderboard, although, beginning with Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom, who’s three pictures behind Thompson’s lead at 5 below par. Canada’s Brooke Henderson is fourth at 4 below, and long-bombing Anne Van Dam of the Netherlands is fifth at two below.

The winner of the 54-hole particular person title on Saturday will take house $75,000.

Thompson, Korda and Sagstrom will start the ultimate spherical at 10:45 a.m. ET on Saturday.

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