Stacy Lewis, Ariya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang
10:06 a.m.
Two-time major champion Stacy Lewis looks to return to the winner's circle for the first time in more than two years this championship Sunday. She enters the final round at two-under par, five strokes back of leader Lydia Ko. Lewis has three top-3 finishes in the U.S. Women’s Open, including a runner-up finish to Michelle Wie in 2014. Lewis will play alongside Ariya Jutanugarn and Danielle Kang in the final round. This week marks the first time Jutanugarn has made it to the weekend at the U.S. Women’s Open, having missed the cut in her previous three appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2015. Kang knows what it takes to win at a USGA championship as a two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur champion who won in back-to-back years in 2010 and 2011.
Lewis and Jutanugarn head into the final round at two-under par, five-strokes back of the lead. Kang is at three-under par. The largest come from behind victory is seven-strokes.
Brittany Lang, Amy Yang, Angela Stanford
10:18 a.m.
U.S. Solheim Cup teammates Brittany Lang and Angela Stanford are grouped together in the final round along with Republic of Korea’s Amy Yang. Lang is making her 12th appearance in the U.S. Women’s Open this week, looking to pick up her first major title and second career win on the LPGA Tour, her first coming at the 2012 Manulife LPGA Classic. She’s come close this season, posting four top-10 finishes. Stanford is also a veteran in this event, making her 17th start this week. She’s finished in the top-10 in this championship four times including a share of second in 2003. Yang is the final member of this group, having previously played in the final group four times at the U.S. Women’s Open. Sunday, Yang heads into the final round of a major, within five-strokes of the lead, for the eighth time in her career.
Yang and Lang enter the final round at five-under par, two strokes back of the lead. Stanford is four-under par.
Lydia Ko, Eun Hee Ji, Sung Hyun Park
10:30 a.m.
Lydia Ko and history making golf seem to go hand in hand, as the 19-year-old looks to one again etch her name in the record books on Sunday. The world No.1 has an opportunity to become the youngest three-time major champion in the history of golf, male or female. Her previous major victories came at the 2015 Evian Championship and 2016 ANA Inspiration. She also held the 54-hole lead at the 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship where she lost in a playoff to Brooke Henderson. Ko will play alongside 2009 U.S. Women’s Open champion Eun Hee Ji, who is making her ninth appearance this week. Ji captured her major title in her second start in the U.S. Women’s Open but has yet to post another top-10 in this championship. 54-hole leader Sung Hyun Park is the final member of this group and chasing history of her own on Sunday. With a win, Park would become the fifth player in the history of the U.S. Women’s Open to win in her first appearance.
Ko is seven-under par entering the final round, she leads by one-stroke ahead of Park and Ji.
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