Overview

• Katsu shot a third‑round 68 to reach 17‑under and hold a two‑stroke 54‑hole lead at Qizhong Garden Golf Club in Shanghai.
• Lee surged with a 7‑under 65 featuring five straight birdies from holes 7 to 11, finishing at 15‑under to share second.
• World No. 1 Thitikul carded a bogey‑free 66 to join Lee at 15‑under, setting up a tight final‑round chase.
• Somi Lee (67) and Jenny Bae (68) sit three back at 14‑under, keeping the leaderboard tightly packed.
• A Katsu victory would mark the LPGA’s 12th first‑time winner of 2025, tying the single‑season record, and the 27th different winner, which would set a tour record.