Yamashita leads by six strokes, Canadian teen Deng climbs at CPKC Women's Open

Japan's Miyu Yamashita extended her commanding lead to six strokes after the third round of the CPKC Women's Open on Saturday, positioning herself for a second LPGA Tour victory this season. The 25-year-old shot a 5-under-par 65 at Edmonton's Royal Mayfair Golf Club to reach 19 under for the tournament, following a record-setting opening two rounds where she posted a 14-under 126.

Gina Kim of the United States and Japan's Yuri Yoshida are tied for second at 13 under after posting rounds of 64 and 66, respectively. The tournament's final round is scheduled for Sunday.

A significant storyline of the week has been the performance of Canadian teenagers, with 16-year-old Aphrodite Deng of Calgary surging into contention. Deng fired the day's lowest round, a bogey-free 63, to move into a tie for sixth place at 10 under. She was among four Canadian women aged 18 or under to make the cut, a tournament first. Vancouver's Anna Huang is at 7 under, while fellow amateurs Michelle Xing of Richmond Hill, Ontario, and Clairey Lin of Langley, British Columbia, also advanced to the weekend.

Deng, who was the tournament's low amateur last year, credited her focus on minimizing errors. "I was just...