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Meet the top 10 players in contention at the Chevron Championship and what they’re saying about a potential jump in a new pond

Will the winner jump or not?

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Angel Yin remembers vividly a practice round she had with Cristie Kerr several years ago at an LPGA Drive On event in Georgia.

“She was walking after she hit a tee shot off a practice round, and she was like, ‘I’m four days away from people knowing I’m back,'” said Yin.

“That’s the confidence. Every day I tell myself that: ‘Just channel your Cristie Kerr.'”

Yin hasn’t yet won on the LPGA and co-leads the 2023 Chevron Championship with Allisen Corpuz, another American player looking for her first LPGA victory at the year’s first major. The third-round leaderboard at the Club at Carlton Woods is littered with players looking for a break-through week – whether that’s a first-time LPGA victory or a maiden major win.

Only a trio in a share of sixth know what it’s like to win a major – Nelly Korda, Hyo Joo Kim and A Lim Kim, who won her first major down the road in Houston at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open at Champion Golf Club.

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Here’s a breakdown of the top 10 players at the Chevron, and what some are saying about the champion’s leap:

Narin An and Hye-Jin Choi lead, Nelly Korda lurks heading to final round of 2022 CP Women’s Open

The leaderboard is packed with 18 holes to play.

Scores weren’t as low across the board on moving day in Canada, but Hye-Jin Choi capitalized with the round of the day. She fired a 5-under round of 66 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club during the third round of the LPGA’s CP Women’s Open in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Choi vaulted into a tie for first with Narin An, who led after 36 holes and sits at 16 under after a round of 3 under on Saturday. Choi made bogey on her first hole and then had six birdies the rest of the day. An made birdie on three of her first six holes and had only one bogey on her card.

Paula Reto is solo third at 15 under. She fired a 9-under 62 in the opening round and shot 4 under on Saturday. Sarah Schmelzel and Nelly Korda, who made a birdie on the par-5 18th, sit two shots back at 14 under.

Nelly Korda of the United States hits her tee shot on the 2nd hole during the third round of the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club on August 27, 2022, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

CP Women’s Open: Leaderboard

Danielle Kang, playing in her first tournament since the U.S. Women’s Open, remains in the hunt. She’s four shots back at 12 under in a tie for sixth and has shot in the 60s every day.

Ottawa native Brooke Henderson, who has two wins in her last five starts including her second major title, shot 2 over for the day. Henderson was 2 under on her front nine but was 4 over on the back, including a double bogey on a par 3.

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Nelly Korda makes a charge but it’s Narin An atop leaderboard at 2022 CP Women’s Open

Nelly Korda is in position to win once again.

Narin An fired an opening-round 7-under 64 on Thursday but was two shots behind Paula Reto who shot a course-record 9-under 62 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club during the first round of the CP Women’s Open.

An didn’t go as low Friday but posted a bogey-free 6-under 65 and is now in solo possession of the lead heading into the weekend in Ottawa, Canada.

The rookie, who most recently tied for 41st at the AIG Women’s Open, made four birdies on her front nine and added two more on the way home. She’s two shots clear of her countrywoman, Hye-Jin Choi, Reto, and world No. 3 Nelly Korda, who all sit at 11 under.

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Narin An of Korea reacts to her putt on the 18th hole during the second round of the 2022 CP Women’s Open. (Photo: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports)

CP Women’s Open: Leaderboard

Korda, won last week at the Aramco Team Series event in Spain, posted a second-round 7-under 64. She made eight birdies on the day and is in prime position once again. If she goes on to win it’ll be her first LPGA victory since returning from a blood clot that kept her out for several months (she’s finished inside the top 10 four times in six starts since coming back). It’d be her eighth LPGA win.

The hometown kid Brooke Henderson followed up her Thursday 69 with a Friday 68 and is 5 under through two rounds and tied for 32nd.

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Lydia Ko takes two-shot lead at Women’s Scottish Open after second straight 65 at Dundonald Links

Ko is searching for her first win since March.

Lydia Ko said she felt her second round Friday wasn’t as strong as her opening round on Thursday. Her score indicates otherwise.

Ko fired her second straight 7-under 65, taking a two-shot lead at 14 under following the second round of the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open. She leads Lilia Vu by two shots and Eun-Hee Ji by three heading to the weekend.

For Ko, who posted her tour-leading 12th bogey-free round of the season, she’s getting closer to conquering links golf. Last year, she finished tied for second at this event.

With 36 holes to play, Ko is in the driver’s seat and looking for another victory.

“I had a few more birdie opportunities today that I missed,” Ko said. “When I made the turn, I made a really good par actually on the 18th hole, which was my ninth. Then hit a good drive down the first, and I got really good momentum.”

After going out in 1-under 35, Ko fired a 6-under 30 on her back nine, which was highlighted by a near hole-in-one on the par-3 fourth and an eagle on the par-5 fifth.

Ko hasn’t won a major on the LPGA since 2019 and hasn’t won a tournament since March.

The round of the day belonged to Ji, who shot an 8-under 64 to climb 15 spots on the leaderboard. Hye-Jin Choi, who led following the first round, is tied for sixth after a 1-under 71 performance.

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