Golf: Nasa Hataoka takes 1-shot lead into U.S. Women's Open final round

Japan's Nasa Hataoka sits atop the U.S. Women's Open leaderboard by a stroke after shooting a tournament-best score of 6-under 66 in Saturday's third round as she chases her first major title.The 24-year-old, who began the day six shots back in fifth, carded six birdies and stayed bogey-free in strong winds at Pebble Beach Golf Links to take the lead with a 7-under 209 total, one shot ahead of Allisen Corpuz of the United States.Japan's Ayaka Furue dropped to a four-way tie for ninth after carding a 73.Hataoka sank four birdies on the back nine to climb up the leaderboard. She holed a 25-fo…READ FULL ARTICLE