Kuwaki, Hataoka atop leaderboard after Round 3 at Japan Classic
OMITAMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese golfers Shiho Kuwaki and Nasa Hataoka each shot 6-under 66 on Saturday to sit atop the leadboard with a one-stoke lead after the third round of the LPGA's Japan Classic.
They were both at 20-under 196 for three rounds. The two Japanese were also tied for the lead after the second round.
Japanese Mone Inami was one shot behind after a 65, and fellow Japanese Sora Kamiya was two back, also after a 65 at the Taiheiyo Club in north central Japan.
There is a crowded field near the top with four players just four shots back, and four more just five off the pace. The second group includes American Rose Zhang, who shot a 65 on Saturday.
Defending champion Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland was eight back after a 68.
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