And Sei Young Kim and maybe Bernhard Langer too. Langer simply doubled his 36-hole lead during the third spherical of the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS, so it would take a big breakdown for him now not to shield his identify these days.
But if Inbee wins she'll have long gone returned-to-returned-to-lower back on the KPMG Women's PGA, a feat carried out handiest by using Annika. (I understand GC said Mickey Wright also did it however, in line with my resources, Wright gained it four instances in 6 years -- 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 -- NOT 3 times in a row.)
[CORRECTION: GC said Patty Berg won 3 consecutive Titleholders Championships in 1937, 1938 and 1939. My mistake.]
All Inbee did turned into pass bogey-unfastened within the 2d and 3rd rounds even as everyone else struggled. As she advised GC, she truly did the entirety properly. Her Saturday 66 (-7 at the par-seventy three Westchester path) turned into a element of splendor.
Barring a complete crumble by means of Inbee, her most effective actual competition is Sei Young Kim. You bear in mind her -- she beat Inbee in Hawaii with a hole-out eagle on the first playoff hollow. The rookie already has wins this 12 months, similar to Inbee, and could be tied along with her after 54 holes had it now not been for bogeys on 10 and 18.
The irony for me is that I considered making Sei Young one in every of my "5 to Watch" this week but decided in opposition to it because of her inconsistency this season. She has either won or been in large part invisible on Sunday. I wager she picked a great week to reappear!
At any fee, it seems like this can be the tournament to look at today if you need drama... Or in case you're simply hoping to peer records made. You've got to suppose Inbee has a extremely good chance at getting her 6th foremost and a three-peat today, or that Sei Young goes to make her 3rd win in her rookie season a primary.
NBC. 3pm ET. Be there.
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