Jeeno Thitikul builds Kroger Queen City lead with Lydia Ko in pursuit

(Photo credit: Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Jeeno Thitikul extended her lead Saturday with a 4-under par 68, going up by two strokes (16 under) with a round to play at the Kroger Queen City Championship in Maineville, Ohio.

Thitikul, a former World No. 1 who entered the day nursing a one-stroke lead, is seeking her first individual LPGA win in two years.

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