Katie Burnett chips in on No. 18 for LPGA lead

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Katie Burnett chipped in for birdie on the par-4 18th Friday for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead in the Lotte Championship.

Winless in 59 career starts on the LPGA Tour, the 26-year-old Georgia player had her second straight bogey-free round to take a 13-under 203 total into the final round at Ko Olina.

Burnett's only top-10 finish on the LPGA Tour came in 2014 at Ko Olina when she tied for ninth. She's ranked 195th in the world.

Su-Yeon Jang was second after a 67 in calmer conditions after the brisk tradewinds dropped dramatically. The 21-year-old South Korean player earned a sponsor exemption with a victory last week in the Korean LPGA event sponsored by Lotte

U.S. Women's Open champion In Gee Chun and Moriya Jutanugarn were 10 under. Chun had a 65, and Jutanugarn shot 68. Defending champion Sei Young Kim was another shot back after her third straight 69.

Top-ranked Lydia Ko, coming off consecutive victories in California, was 11 strokes back at 2 under after a 71.

Burnett began the day two strokes behind second-round leader Minjee Lee. The former University of South Carolina player birdied the par-5 fifth, added another on the par-4 11th and hit wedges close to set up consecutive birdies on the par-5 14th and par-4 15th.

Lee shot a 74 to drop into a tie for sixth at 8 under.

Jang, an eight-time winner on the Korean LPGA who is making her first start in the United States, birdied the final four holes on the front nine. She dropped a stroke on the par-3 12th, birdied the next three and made another bogey on the par-3 16th.

Chun is making her second start after sitting out a month because of a back injury. She was hurt when she was struck by a hard-case suitcase that rival South Korean player Ha Na Jang's father dropped down an escalator at the Singapore airport. Chun tied for second two weeks ago in the ANA Inspiration in her return.