The Japanese player took a three-stroke lead into the weekend in her bid to win for the second straight week, with Khang now sitting four shots behind.

Akie Iwai was right back on top of the leaderboard in the CPKC Women’s Open on Thursday, four days after her breakthrough victory in the Portland Classic.

In speaking with the media this week for the first time since beginning his tenure as PGA Tour CEO, Brian Rolapp noted the importance of competitive parity and the notion that his tour benefits from the fact that on any given week,