{"id":522,"date":"2026-05-17T06:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T06:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=522"},"modified":"2026-05-17T06:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T06:33:16","slug":"lottie-woad-takes-kroger-queen-city-lead-leaving-nelly-korda-nine-shots-back-in-bid-for-third-straight-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=522","title":{"rendered":"Lottie Woad takes Kroger Queen City lead, leaving Nelly Korda nine shots back in bid for third straight win"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>CINCINNATI \u2014 Lottie Woad left Nelly Korda and everyone else behind on a rainy and breezy Saturday in the Kroger Queen City Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=520\">Rory McIlroy surges into PGA Championship contention with a 66 at Aronimink<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Woad shot a 5-under 65 \u2014 a day after a 64 \u2014 to get to 11-under 199 and take a three-stroke lead over Amanda Doherty into the final round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI haven\u2019t looked at the weather, but probably going to be a bit of wind in there, I presume,\u201d Woad said. \u201cJust try to hit as many fairways as possible again to give yourself opportunities, because if you miss the fairway you\u2019ve kind of got to play defense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Korda was nine shots back in a tie for 19th after a 2-over 72 in her bid for a third straight victory. She was in the final group in all six of her previous starts this year, winning The Chevron Championship and Riviera Maya Open in the last two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Play was delayed for about 2\u00bd hours in the morning at Maketewah Country Club, the first-year venue that features par-3 closing holes on each nine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think it was a little softer,\u201d Woad said. \u201cObviously, rained a bit with the storm, so you could be a bit more aggressive with the wedges definitely and you could hold a few more fairways.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Leader Lottie Woad&#8217;s got her eye on the prize (and some gummies, iykyk) \ud83c\udf6c<\/p>\n<p>Tune in on @CNBC to watch the rest of her round. pic.twitter.com\/MuKtEYukk8<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=518\">Saturday\u2019s eight HS sports takeaways, including a 700th coaching win and ISL Tournament semifinals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LPGA (@LPGA) May 16, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Woad is trying to win her second LPGA Tour title after taking the Women\u2019s Scottish Open last year. The 22-year-old had seven birdies and two bogeys Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Doherty, who shared the second-round lead with Jin Young Ko, birdied the 17th in a 69. The 28-year-old former Florida State player is winless on the tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think my game is in a good spot,\u201d Doherty said. \u201cFeeling pretty comfortable. Excited for tomorrow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Haeran Ryu was third at 7 under after her second straight 66. Lydia Ko was another shot back, shooting 69 alongside Woad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jin Young Ko shot a 75 to tumble into the group with Korda at 2 under.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jeeno Thitikul topped the group at 5 under after a 69. She won the Mizuho Americas Open last week in New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=516\">Alex Smalley takes two-shot lead, but he has strong field of pursuers going into final round of PGA Championship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 22-year-old English player had seven birdies and two bogeys Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lottie Woad takes Kroger Queen City lead, leaving Nelly Korda nine shots back in bid for third straight win - Boston Relocation Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=522\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lottie Woad takes Kroger Queen City lead, leaving Nelly Korda nine shots back in bid for third straight win - 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