By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
Bianca Pagdanganan shot a 2-under-par 68 but still trailed solo leader Linn Grant by 12 strokes after three rounds in The Annika LPGA tournament at the Pelican Golf Club in Florida on Saturday, Nov. 15.
The two-time Olympian produced three birdies on the front side to compensate for the lone bogey on the par-4 10th to register a three-round tally of 208. She had earlier rounds of 69 and 71.
She was tied for 38th place with eight others, too far from Grant, who fired a bogeyless 5-under 65 for 196 to tighten her grip on the top spot.
Grant rolled in a pair of 15-foot putts among her five birdies to carry her to a one-shot lead over Jennifer Kupcho, who shot a similar bogey-free 65 for 197.
Fil-Japanese Yuka Saso, who represents Japan, had earlier missed the cut after a second-round 72 on Friday, Nov. 14.
The 28-year-old Pagdanganan, who first joined the LPGA Tour in 2020, last saw action in the LOTTE Championship early October but missed the cut.
Her best performance so far this season was a share of 26th place at the MEXICO Riviera Maya Open.
