Saigo, who is 18 under overall, is looking for
her first victory on the LPGA Tour.
She was one shot clear of Ruoning Yin of China, who carded a 63
— the day's low round at Qizhong Garden Golf Club.
Sei Young Kim of South Korea, who led the first two rounds, made
69 and trailed the leader by three going into Sunday's final
day. Kim opened with a 62 in the first round, the low score of
the tournament.
Also within striking distance of the leaders was Yealimi Noh of
the United States, whose 68 put her five off the pace.
Six more players were seven strokes back in a tightly bunched
field.
Two of the LPGA’s top players — Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko — are
not in the field this week. Both are entered next week in the
BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea.
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