Haenam: Kim Sei-young is leading the LPGA tournament on her home soil entering Sunday’s final round, putting herself 18 holes away from completing a wire-to-wire victory.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Kim shot three-under 69 to get to 19-under through 54 holes at the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, on Saturday. Kim had five birdies, one eagle, and four bogeys to open up a four-stroke lead over two players: Korean American Yealimi Noh and Nasa Hataoka of Japan.

Kim shot a 10-under 62 on Thursday to climb to the top of the leaderboard and has stayed there for the whole week. She is pursuing her first LPGA win since November 2020.

She had three birdies but also two bogeys on the front nine, one more than she had the previous two rounds combined. She then birdied two of the first three holes after the turn to get to 19-under.

A bogey on the 16th threatened to take the wind out of her sails, but then she eagled the par-5 17th to move to 20-under, five shots clear of the field at that point.

Kim closed her round with a bogey but still holds a comfortable lead heading into Sunday.

Among other South Korean players, Lee So-mi, who earned her first LPGA win in June, is tied for fifth at 13-under, while Kim A-lim is another stroke back in a tie for eighth.