Fox, Ko, Alker chasing titles on final days
- Dave Worsley
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
New Zealand golfers Ryan Fox and Lydia Ko are in title contention going into the final day of their respective tournaments in the United States.
At the PGA Tour's Houston Open in Texas, Fox bogeyed the first two holes of his third round befored carding a five-under par 65.
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Fox is tied third five shots behind the leader, Australian Min Woo Lee as both players chase their first win on the PGA Tour.
Ko is also five strokes off the lead in the LPGA Ford Championship in Arizona.
She hit a four-under 68 to lie in joint 10th place, behind leader American Lilia Vu.
Fox countered his the bogeys on the first two holes with birdies on the next two. He also scored five birdies on the back nine, including the 15th, 16th and 17th hole.
It put him in second at one stage before Aregentine Alejandro Tosti pushed him back to a tie of third alongside world No 1 Scottie Sheffler and fellow American Ryan Gerard.
Tosti is four strokes behind Lee.
At the Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Arizona, Ko hit four birdies on the front nine, but was held back by a double bogey on the ninth.
She had another bogey on the 14th, but also had three birdies in her closing nine. She was unlucky not to get an eagle on the par-5 17th as her putt stopped on the lip of the hole.
American Vu recovered from a double bogey on the 14th hole, with birdies at the next three holes before finishing with a par and a round of 68.
She leads at 18-under by two strokes from English woman Charley Hull, while Ayaka Furue from Japan and Nanna Koerstz Madsen from Denmark are a further shot back.
Meanwhile Steven Alker is tied third at the Champions Tour event at Mission HIlls Country Club in California.
He's eight under two shots behind the leader Steve Allan from Australia.