Madelene Sagstrom slipped Saturday at the ISPS Handa Vic Open and lost her lead to Ayean Cho heading into the final round at 13th Beach Golf Links in Victoria, Australia.
Sagstrom, who shot rounds of 65-67 leading into the weekend, struggled on the Beach Course’s front nine, finishing the round 2-over 74. The 27-year-old Swede opened with a bogey, but appeared to rally with an eagle on No. 2 and a birdie on No. 3. She stumbled again on Nos. 7 and 8, carding a double bogey and bogey respectively. She shot even par on the back nine.
Sagstrom’s third-round stumble left room for Cho to take the lead at 12 under, one shot ahead of Sagstrom. Cho shot a 70 after rounds of 69-66.
Alana Sharp is in solo third at 10 under and Hee Young Park sits in fourth at 9 under. Tied for fifth are So Yeon Ryu and Pei-Ying Tsai at 8 under.
Rookie Haley Moore, who impressed with a first-round 66, missed the cut for the event’s final round after a third-round 79. Although Moore, who opened with rounds of 66-71, started and ended the day with birdies, she missed Saturday’s cut because of nine bogeys — including five consecutive to finish the back nine — and a double bogey on No. 10. Moore finished her first LPGA event in 41st at 1 under.
Cho and Sagstrom tee off their final rounds alongside Sharp from the Beach Course’s first tee Sunday at 12:30 p.m. local time, Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
In the men’s event, Min Woo Lee eagled the 18th to take a three-shot lead over Marcus Fraser and Travis Smyth.
