Mao Saigo Leads Buick LPGA Shanghai Event

At the Buick LPGA Shanghai, Mao Saigo of Japan leads with an 18-under 198 after a strong third round of 65, marking her consecutive round of the same score. She is closely followed by China's Ruoning Yin, who posted the day's low round of 63, and South Korea's Sei Young Kim, who despite a slower 69, trails by three strokes. Kim had set a 36-hole scoring record earlier in the tournament with a first round of 62 but struggled with her putting in subsequent rounds. American Lucy Li and Yealimi Noh are also in contention, sitting five and seven strokes back respectively. Notably, top players Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko are absent from this event, preparing for next week's BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea. The final round promises to be competitive with a tightly packed leaderboard.