Overview

• Rose Zhang, an American golfer, takes a one-stroke lead at the third round of the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour, with a 7-under 65 and an 18-under total of 198.
• Zhang secured her leading position with a successful birdie on the 18th hole at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club course.
• Thai golfers Atthaya Thitikul and Jasmine Suwannapura are tied for second place after Thitikul scored a 62 and Suwannapura a 67.
• After the first two rounds, Jasmine Suwannapura was in the lead, but fell to the second spot behind Zhang in the third round.
• The Maybank Championship is the third of four events in the LPGA's Asian swing, following Minjee Lee's victory in South Korea last week; the final tournament, the Toto Classic, will take place in Japan next week.