Saso eyes top 10 finish

MANILA, Philippines — Fil-Japanese Yuka Saso shot a one-over 73 but found herself climbing to 12th spot Saturday in the third round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Bethesda, Maryland.

Saso, who occupied 14th after the first 36 holes, mixed three birdies with four bogeys on a day of tough scoring at the Congressional Country Club Blue Course to bring her total to one-under 215.

The 20-year-old former US Women’s Open titlist stood seven strokes off Korean pacesetter In Gee Chun, who herself struggled and carded a 75, while staying within a shot outside the Top 10.

Saso was actually at one-under for the day but limped with a pair of closing bogeys to settle for 36-37 in a round where she hit only 12 of 18 greens.