The Annika 2024, Round 3 | LPGA Tour Highlights | Golf Channel

Some good scores early, including from Alvin Valenzuela. Five birdies and an eagle on the card so far to this point. But watch this. You think the greens here are one severe and two fast? Just wait for it. Maybe a two. She would settle for a three. Then at the 11th, watch her second. Amazing. Knowing exactly what she has to do coming into this week. Wants to crack that top hundred and secure her card. She hits shots like that. Elena Sharp has been on that bubble, Tom, many years. Elena Sharp battling her way out here. It's down the hill at nine. Not giving up the fight. Between Nelly Korda and this player, Lilia Vu. They've won the last three playings of this event. And Lilia Vu putting herself in the hunt. Not an easy one because it is so quick downhill towards the hole. You see, for this length shot, didn't even land it on the green. Just trying to get it trundled back down to the hole. That's an exceptional touch. She hit the 11th, Minami Katsu. Down the green. Yeah, such good speed. Initially, it's going to want to go left. I think it might want to try and creep right again. Even though she's starting. Oh, what a putt. I was going to say, this is one you want to get too aggressive with. Don't want to try and make up too much ground all at once. But what fabulous speed. This is on a good line. Hops over the hole. This needs to settle. It might run back a little bit from there. It's going to run back into that spot in the green where we've seen players make the putt. Uphill right to left, which is a nice putt to have for a right-hander. Nelly also faces a downhiller here moving to the right. A little bit easier because he's right at the top of that downslope. That's got a chance. Two in a row. Nelly Korda bouncing back. A lot of golf to play and a big shot here at the 12th. Yeah, not surprising. Carlotta usually rises to the occasion when it's called for. This won't sit her eye, though. Hole location on the left side. Likes to hit a big fade. Oh, fabulous. It's been a good season for Nana Kotz-Madsen. This is a birdie putt at the 15th. You were saying, Grant, during the break, she's had the most top tens? Yeah, of her career. She's had five this year and bidding for another one. Began the year, Morgan, with a tie for sixth. Had a third last week, playing well again. She's got a lot of potential. She's got a lot of game, a lot of power, and clearly a lot of finesse as well. We are at the par for 16th, and this is Jung with her second. And Morgan, she just keeps hitting. Quality shot after quality shot. This is going to keep taking that slope. Going to get even better. A little bit of help in this wind here, but not a huge amount right now. She's good to sit. Might need to go. You can just tell when she looks so balanced. And that one there is a really controlled, beautiful wedge. Hasn't had a driver's license that long, but I'm sure she could be able to drive that really quickly. It looks like it's going faster sitting still, so. Oh. One hand on the steering wheel. A little more than a tap in here for Charlie. Not much. No, and still sticking with having the flag in and no problem at all. Ailin Kim got her first victory since the 2020 U.S. Women's Open. And she's playing well again this week. On the rough, it should jump a little bit. Oh, she did clip that pine tree. Sounded like she said there was some mud on the ball. Off of a slight upslope with that little bit of wind assist. Only 140 for Nellie. She's trying to take something off that. That's a lovely shot. That's very, very quick putt from there. Minji Lee working her way up the leaderboard. An eagle at the 14th. Here's her second at 16. Same players get it close to the 16th hole using the contours of this green. This could be good. You saw Alben Valenzuela do that earlier. Almost hold it. She gets it back to where she started the round. Up one. The lower the hands are, the higher the shot normally comes out. You can see a completely different shot type there. From what we saw from Nellie. Took the club back a good bit further. Created more club head speed into the ball. Came out much higher and softer. Similar results, both with very, this one, very close tap in birdie. Let's go to 16. And the rookie, Jinhee Im. Just under 100 yards. Oh, nearly perfect. Yeah, good golf shot. We've seen all these fabulous shots. It's still playing as the 6th hardest hole. Nellie for birdie at 16. Yeah. So Jinhee Im in the battle to win. The Louise Sartrolix Rookie of the Year gets to 9 under par. Little thing in the grass. Kind of exaggerates everything. She was worried about going long, but it's going to work out well. Downhill, breaking left. Delicate. So well done. What a great fight back. Yeah. Couple of good birdies there from Korda and Hull. And the battle continues between these two stars of the game.