LOS ANGELES — South Korea's Any Yang, chasing her first major title, grinded out a one-under par 71 to grab a two-stroke lead after Saturday's (Sunday in Manila) third round of the Women's PGA Championship.

Yang, who has 21 career top-10 major finishes without a victory, stood on seven-under 209 after 54 holes at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington.

Asked about the most crucial parts of her round, Yang said, "Just how much patience I need out there and how disciplined I have to be with my decisions — I think I did really well."

Yang, 34, answered both bogeys on Saturday with birdies on the next hole. The two-time US Open runner-up won her fifth and most recent LPGA title at the 2023 Tour Championship.

She goes for a life-changing victory on Sunday.

"All I can do is the best I can do for the day," Yang said of the final-round pressure to finally win a major.

"It was tough out there but I did really well and I'm planning to do the same thing again tomorrow."

Japan's 22-year-old Miyu Yamashita, who has 11 wins on the LPGA Japan Tour, fired a 70 to share second on 211 with Lauren Hartlage.

World No. 272 Hartlage, a 26-year-old American who has never managed a top-five LPGA finish, shot a bogey-free 69.

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