Ryu leads Women's PGA Championship as Yoon blows five-shot lead

Haeran Ryu has never won a major championship

>-11 H Ryu (Kor); -10 B Henderson (Can); -9 I Yoon (Kor); -8 AL Kim (Kor), D Weber (Ned); -7 N Korda (US), A Lee (US); -6 D.E Lee (Kor), A Kim (US), K Davidson (Aus)

>Selected others: -4 E Henseleit (Ger); -1 Carolina Melgrati (Ita), E M Stark (Swe), P Delacour (Fra); +1 L Maguire (Ire) G Dryburgh (Sco)

>South Korea's Ina Yoon let a five-shot lead slip as compatriot Haeran Ryu moved two shots clear of her heading into the final round of the Women's PGA Championship.

>Yoon, who was nine under par after a spectacular opening round, followed that up with a 69 to reach 12 under at the halfway point.

>At the end of the second round, though, world number one Nelly Korda had predicted Yoon, who has yet to win a major, would start to feel the pressure.

>And it came to pass as a tough third round of 75 in blustery conditions, which included six bogeys, left the 23-year-old two shots behind leader Ryu.

>"I was just nervous a lot," said Yoon. "I missed short putts.

>"After 10, I think I found my pace. Even on the front nine, I didn't do anything different, but I think I was a little unlucky so there was a little frustration there."

>Ryu, 25, backed up her impressive second-round 64 with 68 in the third to reach 11 under.

>She said: "My front nine, it was amazing because I got an eagle and three birdies. I started the back nine, it was more windy and a lot of tough putts.

>"But I just made one bogey, so it was good for me."

>Korda is eyeing a third major title this year after winning the Chevron Championship and the US Open.

>The American shot one under in the third round - three birdies and two bogeys - to finish four off the lead.

>Two-time major winner Brooke Henderson is on 10 under and in a strong position to challenge on Sunday for her second Women's PGA Championship.

>The 28-year-old, who won the tournament in 2016, kept Ryu within reach with a round of three under, but admitted the wind had an impact.

>"It was affecting everything," said Henderson. "I feel like it was just hard to judge all day."

>Korda also added the weather will dictate how she approaches the final round.

>"Just left a few putts out there," she said. "Putting in general, when it gets this windy, you have to calculate in the wind, too, and a gust here and there. Sometimes you aren't as confident with your lines."

>The purse of $13m (£9.8m) this week is the largest in women's golf history, with $1.95m (£1.48m) awarded to the winner.