JERSEY CITY, NJ - Yana Wilson of Henderson, Nevada, and Anna Davis of Spring Valley, California, share the lead of the Mizuho Americas Open after the third round with a stableford score of 110. Scoring for stableford is as follows:
8 points: Double eagle
5 points: Eagle
3 points: Birdie
2 points: Par
1 point: Bogey
0 points: Double bogey
Anna Davis had an impressive start to her round after she carded a par on No.1 followed by three consecutive birdies on Nos. 2 - 4. The California native would go on to eagle No. 6 and birdie No. 8. After making the turn, Davis carded her first bogey of the day on No. 11. The Auburn University commit would then par Nos. 12 - 14 before her birdie on No. 15. Davis would bogey No. 17 but finish out the round with a birdie on No. 18.
"It's a great experience for me and for the other girls as well to be able to measure our games against their games and see what we can work on and things like that."
At No. 3 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, Davis is seeking her second invitational win.
Yana Wilson started off the third round consistent with three pars before a birdie on No. 4. She would then card her first bogey of the day on No. 6 followed by a birdie on No. 8 before carding her second bogey of the day on No. 9. The University of Oregon commit had a tough start to the back nine after carding a double bogey on No. 10 followed by a bogey on No. 11. Wilson would battle the wind and cold weather for the rest of the round but couldn't find consistency. She carded two more bogeys and five pars to close out her round with 110 points.
"I just want to be as focused as possible, not really have my emotions sway too much during my round, and just keep my head steady."
At No. 5 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, Wilson is looking to capture her third AJGA win.
Rounding out the top 5:
T3. Sara Im (106)
T3. Kiara Romero (106)
5. Leigh Chien (105)
Final round tee times will begin at 9:36 a.m. EDT off of No.1.
The tournament will also be aired on Golf Channel from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. EDT.