GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — Celine Boutier of France had an eagle and six birdies in a round of 7-under 65 and moved atop the leaderboard when Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand stumbled down the stretch in Saturday’s third round of the LPGA Drive on Championship.
Boutier, a 29-year-old two-time tour winner, made an eagle-3 on the par-5 second hole, added two birdies that offset a bogey at the par-3 eighth. She played the back nine in 4 under for a 16-under 200 overall total and a one-stroke lead over three others heading into Sunday’s final round.
Full-field scores from the LPGA Drive On Championship
If the opening three rounds of the tour’s first full-field event of the season are any indication, the finale should be a scramble.