Lydia Ko made a strong move Saturday to give herself a chance at her fifth LPGA victory this year and to move back ahead in the Rolex Player of the Year race.
With a 6-under-par 65, Ko climbed 17 spots, into a tie for sixth in the weather-delayed Sime Darby Malaysia. She’s five shots behind Shanshan Feng, who still has one hole to play in the suspended third round.
“I've been striking the ball pretty well,” said Ko, the Rolex world No. 1. “I'm making a few putts here and there, but the putts that didn't drop on the first day, kind of have been dropping the past two days.