Lilia Vu up 2 shots entering final round at Ford Championship

Leader Lilia Vu hitting a tee shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the Ford Championship on March 29. PHOTO: AFP

UPDATED Mar 30, 2025, 04:59 PM

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CHANDLER – Lilia Vu overcame a double bogey and two other bogeys to shoot a four-under 68 on March 29 and maintain a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the Ford Championship.

On a windy day at Whirlwind Golf Club’s Cattail Course in Chandler, Arizona, Vu – who had played a pair of bogey-free rounds – bogeyed the par-three 6th hole and par-four 9th hole, then endured a double bogey on the par-four 14th hole.

To her credit, however, she recovered to birdie the next three holes as she seeks her sixth win on the LPGA Tour.

“I think I didn’t think too much about that double bogey,” said Vu, who notched eight birdies in the third round and set a new 54-hole scoring record at the event with her three-day total of 198.

“Obviously I was upset with it, but I know where my game is at, and that’s not going to really knock me down. My caddie actually said on the hole after, all I have to do is get you on the green, and whatever happens, happens.”

England’s Charley Hull remained two shots off the field, firing a 68 despite a pair of bogeys, including one on the troublesome 14th hole. Like Vu, she also rebounded and was able to birdie two of her last three holes. Sitting at 16-under 200, she finished with six birdies on the day.