Monday 29 June 2015 01:31, UK
Na Yeon Choi leads the NW Arkansas Championship by two shots after rolling in a 45-foot eagle putt on 18 to card an eight-under par 63.
The 27-year-old heads into Sunday's final round with the edge over South Korean compatriot and first-round leader Hur Mi-Jung and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist.
Choi’s 13-under par 129 after two rounds broke the tournament's 36-hole scoring record.
She carded seven birdies, an eagle and a bogey on the third hole.
"I feel pretty confident with this tournament,” she said. "I just tried to be more independent out there and after 18 holes I got the score I wanted."
Choi, who has won seven times on the LPGA Tour, got some help from the wind on the last at the Pinnacle Country Club course.
"I got the three wood out then changed to a pitching wedge then back to the three wood because there was a small gap to the right side of the green," she said of her eagle.
"The wind helped me a lot. I just hit the three wood. I felt good about my swing."
Choi won the 2012 US Women's Open and started off 2015 by claiming the Coates Championship.
First-round leader Hur carded a three-under 68 and was joined in second place at 11-under par by LPGA Classic winner Nordqvist who shot 66.
Defending champion Stacy Lewis moved into a share of fourth place at nine-under after a second-round 65 where she sits alongside Amy Yang, who shot 68, Mika Miyazato, who carded 67, and Brittany Lincicome who finished with a 68.
