Six players, including Lexi Thompson, are tied at the top of the leaderboard on Saturday after three rounds of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Mich.
Thompson carded a 4-under 68, as did co-leaders Nanna Koerstz Madsen of Denmark and Paraguay’s Sofia Garcia. Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom tied for the best round of the day, carding a 5-under 67, while South Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda each posted a 3-under 69 to create the six-player logjam.
“Of course it was a close call last year, but it’s fair game tomorrow,” said Thompson, who lost to Lilia Vu in a playoff at the Blythefield CC layout in 2024. “Everybody is going to come out swainging. Good weather tomorrow, so I know birdies will have to be made and I’ll have to go pin-seeking. I will hope for the best, go out there and embrace the opportunity, and really love on the fans.”
Thompson, who has not won on tour since 2019, recorded seven birdies and three bogeys and finished with birdies on Nos. 16 and 18.
Sagstrom dazzled the crowd, producing eagles on the fourth and sixth holes, sandwiched around a birdie on the fifth. The 2025 LPGA Match Play winner, who holed out from the fairway on the sixth, got to 12 under with a birdie at 14, but bogeyed the par-4 16th hole to drop to 11 under.
“At the end of the day I knew I was rolling the putter well,” said Sagstrom. “It was kind of — keep it in the fairway and give myself some chances.”
Sagstrom will be paired with Thompson and Koerstz Madsen in the final threesome of the day on Sunday.
“I’m just trying to stick to my drills and hopefully they’ll work for tomorrow,” Koerstz Madsen said. “I think I still have some good confidence on the green. There was just some speed things today.”
Australia’s Karis Davidson is two strokes behind at 9 under, while four players — including Megan Khang — are tied at 8 under.
“Today’s round was a little bit of up and down,” Khang said. “It’s never a great start to start your round off with a bogey, but it was really good to kind of make a really good par save on No. 2, and to go on a three-birdie stretch … 3 through 5 … was definitely a nice bounceback for me.”
Wei-Ling Hsu of Chinese Taipei tied Sagstrom for the low round of the day and is tied for 12th at 7-under par.
–Field Level Media
