Ko won the tournament that honors the tour’s founders in 2019 at Desert Ridge in Phoenix, 2021 at Mountain Ridge in New Jersey and 2023 in a playoff at Upper Montclair, also in New Jersey. The 29-year-old South Korean player has 15 LPGA Tour victories.

Yealimi Noh birdied eight of the last 11 holes to grab the lead after Saturday's third round of the LPGA Founders Cup while top-ranked Nelly Korda charged into contention. Khang birdied eight of the first 11 holes and broke Ko's day-old course record with the lowest LPGA round of her career.

Three-time champion Jin Young Ko birdied six of her last nine holes Friday for an 8-under 63 and a two-stroke lead over four players in the LPGA Tour's Founders Cup.