Overview

• Thitikul recovered from an early double bogey at the fifth hole by carding six birdies over her final 13 holes and finished with just 25 putts
• Minjee Lee offset seven birdies with four bogeys in a three-under-par 69 to sit one stroke behind the leader
• World No. 1 Nelly Korda shot an even-par 72 despite aggravating a neck injury in practice, leaving her four strokes adrift
• Japan’s Rio Takeda, South Korea’s Somi Lee and American Yealimi Noh tied for third at two-under-par 70 and Auston Kim carded a one-under-par 71
• Players relied on frequent hydration and umbrella breaks to combat temperatures in the high 90s Fahrenheit and persistent humidity