Sarah Schmelzer and Albane Valenzuela in Switzerland joined forces with Birdie three of the four holes in mid-edge and took an advance at a blow at 13 under the Dow championship in Midland (Mich.) Country club.
The third round on Saturday was played in the quartet (alternative shooting), and the game in the final round will reproduce the best ball competition on Friday. The tournament is the only team event on the LPGA tour.
A pair of duets was tied 12 sous, a stroke of the head. The Korean duo of Jin Hee IM and Somi Lee pulled one by 68 of 2 sous, while the Manon of Roey in Belgium and the Pauline Roussin-Bouchard in France posted a 69.
Three teams, including the night chiefs, Jennifer Kupcho and Leona Maguire stood at 11 underpaid after 54 holes.
Schmelzer and Valenzuela started playing a blow behind the leaders on Saturday, but sorted the first hole to reach 12 sous. They lost a stroke on the fifth hole, but birds n ° 6, 7 and 9 to record a 32 on the first nine. The duo had an unfortunate Bogey on the 11th par-5, but was brought the last seven holes to make a card of 2 sous 68 and finish at 13 sous.
“I mean, I just know that it will not be perfect,” said Schmelzer concerning today’s format. “Albane did a very good job if I did not do something very big to keep me in it. It is consistency and not to cause your partner any problem.”
IM and Lee played golf without Bogey and recorded birdies at numbers 1 and 9.
“These days, my driver is quite good, but sometimes my iron and then the putter is thus,” said Lee.
De Roey and Roussin-Bouchard were even for the day until the publication of a Birdie on the 17th 17.
“For me, this is my favorite event. I love this tournament,” said Roussin-Bouchard. “This is what I said to Manon earlier, it looks like a bubble because there are not many things around him.
“People are simply incredible. The atmosphere of the crowd is just crazy. (Hole) 18 with a kind of green island, it’s so cool that we can show for everyone and create an ardent atmosphere.”
Maguire and Kupcho, who finished second alongside Ally Ewing in 2024, fell tied for fourth place, but the Irish player was optimistic after the duo finished Birdie-Birdie.
“I think it gives us a chance to enter tomorrow,” said Maguire. “I really did nothing today, but I tried to stay patient, I tried to continue giving us chances;
Valenzuela, triple Olympian but not winner of the LPGA tour, considered the passage to the game for the best ball on Sunday.
“I just let Sarah lead first because she strikes him if straight and then I just have to copy. We really have a good time there. Quatre-ball is fun. You can sometimes be a little more aggressive. I think we have a very good game plan, a lot of fun with the Caddy, so do the same thing tomorrow.”
– field level media