Wie leads by 2

Wie leads by 2
March 5, 2017 | 12:02 AM
Michelle Wie of the US watches her ball on the 8th hole during the HSBC Women’s Champions Golf Tournament in Singapore Saturday. — AP
Michelle Wie of the US watches her ball on the 8th hole during the HSBC Women’s Champions Golf Tournament in Singapore Saturday. — AP
March 5, 2017 | 12:02 AM
Last Updated: March 5, 2017 | 12:02 AM
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SINGAPORE — Michelle Wie shot a 5-under 67 Saturday to lead the LPGA’s Women’s Champions tournament by two strokes after the third round. The American followed up her previous rounds of 66 and 69 to reach 14-under 202 and lead an LPGA event after 54 holes for the first time since she won the 2014 US Open. No. 1-ranked Lydia Ko birdied the last hole for a 67 to end the day in a three-way tie for second. She was joined by last year’s British Open champion Ariya Jutanugarn (69) and the big-hitting Park Sung-Hyun (68). Rio Olympic gold medalist Park In-bee shot a 71 to finish three shots behind Wie and level with the defending champion Ha Na Jang (68). Wie took just 32 shots to reach the turn and despite making her first bogey in 35 holes on the tricky par-3 15th, she made her sixth birdie of the day on the next hole to put herself in a great position to end her three-year title drought. Ko is also in a drought, albeit by her own lofty standards. The 19-year-old, who has not won an LPGA title since July last year, birdied the last hole with a long putt from the fringe of the green. — AP