Women's PGA Championship 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

The final round of the 2016 Women's PGA Championship is setting up to be dramatic following Saturday's third-round action at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington.

Lydia Ko leads at two under par with 18 holes remaining. Brittany Lincicome and Gerina Piller are hot on her heels at one under:

Pos.	Golfer	Score	R1	R2	R3
1	Lydia Ko	-2	71	70	70
T2	Gerina Piller	-1	72	69	71
T2	Brittany Lincicome	-1	71	70	71
T4	Amy Yang	E	74	73	66
T4	Ariya Jutanugarn	E	70	75	68
T4	Anna Nordqvist	E	73	71	69
T4	Chella Choi	E	71	73	69
T4	Mirim Lee	E	71	69	73
T4	Brooke Henderson	E	67	73	73
T10	Catriona Matthew	+1	76	67	71
T10	Suzann Pettersen	+1	70	73	71
T10	Su Oh	+1	73	69	72
T10	Tiffany Joh	+1	70	72	72
T10	In-Kyung Kim	+1	69	73	72

Consistency was the key to Ko's success in Round 3. She reached 13 of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation. The 19-year-old produced the occasional bit of excellence as well, such as her birdie putt on No. 6, via the LPGA's Twitter account:

Ko also discovered an unconventional way to finish with a par on No. 17, via the LPGA:

Fox Sports' Shane Bacon was impressed by what he saw from Ko on the course:

A bogey on the 18th hole brought a disappointing end to Ko's third round. Lincicome bogeyed No. 18, too, and Piller lost a stroke on No. 17, which allowed Ko to maintain her slim advantage.

Nobody did more to surge into contention than Amy Yang. Her five-under 66 was the lowest score of the round, and she moved to only two strokes off the lead heading into the final day.

The tournament's official Twitter account reacted to Yang's round:

The 26-year-old got off to a hot start, picking up four birdies on the front nine. Her play leveled off a bit on the back nine. Although she carded three more birdies, she also threw a pair of bogeys into the mix.

Still, the good outweighed the bad. Yang reached 13 of 18 greens in regulation, and she recorded only 26 putts for the round.

Yang still has a lot of work to do in the final round Sunday, but she has a chance at winning her first major championship, especially if scoring remains difficult for the remainder of the tournament.

Unlike Yang, both Brooke Henderson and Mirim Lee did their best to play themselves out of contention. Henderson and Lee were tied for the lead after two rounds, and they're now four shots back.

Henderson's problems began early. She bogeyed the opening hole and then double-bogeyed No. 5. As a result, she dug a hole she was unable to climb out of for the remainder of the round.

Lee couldn't get into a groove. After earning pars on her first seven holes, she bogeyed the eighth and ninth holes to close out her front nine. Her luck didn't turn around after she made the turn. She added another bogey on No. 14 but got one stroke back with a birdie on No. 16.

It's too early to count Henderson and Lee out. Since many golfers are tied at even par, though, they'll need things to break their way if they're to sit atop the leaderboard by the end of the tournament.

At nine over, Danielle Kang's title hopes are gone. Kang can at least take credit for delivering Saturday's best shot. She was forced to take a drop on the 17th hole after her drive ended up in the water, but she somehow managed to save par after holing her third shot, via the tournament's official Twitter account:

With the leaderboard tightly packed, Sunday's final round should be a nail-biter from start to finish. Ko's lead is far from safe, and even the golfers who are three or four shots back will have a chance at climbing up the standings and grabbing first place by the time all is said and done.

Considering she has won the last two major tournaments, overtaking Ko will be easier said than done, though.

Post-Round Reaction

Ko discussed that odd chip on the 17th green, per the Seattle Times' Scott Hanson: "I was saying, 'Man, the spectators must think I'm nuts, having a wedge in my hand.'"

The teenager also talked about what her mindset will be as she goes into the final round.

"I can't control what the other girls are doing," she said, per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com). "So (I'll) just try my best out there. We've still got a long 18 holes to go."

Lincicome is happy to be the hunter rather than the hunted.

"It's easier to come from behind than be the leader," she said. "I feel like I'm in great shape."

Piller is also confident she has a good chance of coming out on top at the Women's PGA Championship.

"I'm learning a lot this week as far as what I have and that it's good enough," she said, per the LPGA's Twitter account. "I do feel like winning is definitely close."