LPGA pro on brink of making even more history at Evian Championship

American Yealimi Noh is Lee6’s closest chaser at 13 under par. Just behind Noh is Lydia Ko at 12 under, and Minjee Lee and Ayaka Furue at 11 under.

Ko is attempting to win her third career major and second Evian Championship this week. Unfortunately, at six strokes back, she has a large gap to close, and precedent is not on her side. The largest comeback ever at the Evian was in 2017, when Anna Nordqvist came from five shots back to earn a spot in a playoff, where she triumphed over Brittany Altomare. That year, the event was shortened to 54 holes because of bad weather. It will likely take a Herculean effort from those trailing Lee6 to supplant her place at the top of the leaderboard.

A win on Sunday would mark Lee6’s second career major championship. She won the U.S. Women’s Open in 2019, which is still her sole victory to date on the LPGA Tour.

Though she’s unlikely to be too pressed from behind in the final round, Lee6 still has plenty of motivation to go low. No player, male or female, has ever posted a final score of 21 under par or better at a major championship. With one more round of three-under 68, Lee6 could become the first to do it.

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