Japan’s Miyu Yamashita moved closer to her fourth career win on Saturday in Edmonton, carding a 5-under-par 65 at the CPKC Women’s Open.
Her day included six birdies and a solitary bogey at Royal Mayfair Golf Club.
That performance expanded her five-shot lead to six, as she improved to 19 under for the tournament.
“I like this course, yeah,” Yamashita said.
Yamashita, 25, has already recorded three victories in a span of less than 13 months, following up her 2025 AIG Women’s Open victory as a rookie with two more victories in 2026, including the Meijer LPGA Classic this past June.
Americans Gina Kim and Jennifer Kupcho made matching impressive pushes on Saturday, as each carded a 64.
That score was good enough to land Kim in a tie for second with Japan’s Yuri Yoshida (66) at 13 under. Kim’s day included seven birdies (including five over a seven-hole stretch) and a bogey.
“I thought I played really solid all day. Hopefully, tomorrow it can be the same way,” Kim said.
Kupcho is alone in fourth place at 12 under after her bogey-free round.
“I kind of have a lot of power coming out of the rough, so if I hit it in the rough, it’s not like the end of the world,” Kupcho said.
Yoshida put together a hot streak with birdies on three straight holes (3-5), but cooled off some after that, balancing two more birdies against a bogey.
South Korea’s Somi Lee shook off a double bogey on the par-5 No. 12 to card a 65, good enough to put her into fifth place at 11 under.
Local fans got a special thrill as the best round of the day was turned in by Canadian amateur Aphrodite Deng, who went bogey-free with seven birdies to record a 63.
Deng’s big day propelled her into a tie for sixth place with South Korea’s Sei Young Kim (64), China’s Ruoning Yin (68) and American Kiara Romero (69).
“It feels so great, and I’m so grateful for all the support,” Deng said. “Every time I play this event there is like so many people out here supporting me.”
–Field Level Media
