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The American made four birdies over five holes in the middle of her round to settle at 203, 13 under par, after 54 holes at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Georgia. “I played really solid golf after I settled in,” McDonald said. “I am excited with the position I am in. Mentally I think I handled myself very well. Ready to face tomorrow. “Filipino Bianca Pagdanganan shot 69, the 22-year-old closed with consecutive birdies to finish second with 204 with American Danielle Kang third with 205, Spanish Carlota Ciganda fourth with 206 and Australian Katherine Kirk fifth at 207. World’s 62nd. McDonald’s best LPGA results have been two third-place displays, most recently at last year’s ShopRite Classic. She expects a breakthrough on her 28th birthday Sunday at an event that created to fill a gap between US events. After the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the LPGA’s usual Asian twist. “I’m sitting at the helm. People will come for leadership,” McDonald said. “It’s not shunning it. It’s accepting where I am and trying not to be complacent and just going out and executing my game plan. “I’m definitely in a more comfortable position knowing that what I have in me is enough. I don’t have to e strive and be more than what I am. It’s just trusting what I know I can do. ”No spectators allowed on the field, but boaters in the lakeside layout honked their horns for a good shot throughout the round. World No. 233 Pagdanganan, the leader in driving yards for the LPGA who turns 23 next week, awaits his first LPGA win in his sixth career outing. Fifth-ranked Kang, who turned 28 on Tuesday, won the first two Covid comeback events. -19 LPGA in August. “I have to play a little more aggressive,” Kang said. “Gathering everything and shooting from the start will be very important.” Kang should have been looking for a third consecutive LPGA crown in Shanghai this week. after Covid-19 ended the event. McDonald, who started the day with a one-shot lead over Pagdanganan and Kang, opened with a bogey but recovered with a birdie in the fifth. “I never panicked after the first hole, “McDonald said . “If anything, I could have calmed down just to get that out of the way. But I settled in and I felt very comfortable. I’m happy with what I did. ”He made three birdies in a row starting at the eighth par 3, strong iron shots setting up short birdie putts followed by a long effort from the green at 10, to go down to 13. McDonald jumped off the edge. with a birdie putt at 11, but birdied par 5 on 12 to get to under 14. Kang’s tee shot at 16 shot to the right and out of bounds and needed a 10 putt feet just to rescue the double bogey. “I pushed it,” Kang said. “It was out by a couple of inches. I was pretty upset because it was only a two-shot loss minimum. It’s just not the time to do that.” When McDonald jumped to three feet and sank a par putt at 16, he regained a four-shot lead. McDonald missed the green on par 3 of 17, barely over the edge with a shot en route to the bogey, while Pagdanganan birdied 17 and 18 for the second solo.
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