Hometown favorite Ryu Hae-ran is taking a four-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Tour event in her native South Korea. Ryu shot a four-under 68 on Saturday to reach 17-under 199 through 54 holes at the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, some 335 kilometers south of Seoul. Three players sit four shots behind Ryu in second place -- Park Min-ji and Choi Hye-jin of South Korea, and Yuri Yoshida of Japan. Ryu, who is from the nearby town of Yeongam, is going for her third title of the season and the sixth of her LPGA career. Her two victories in 2026 have both come at major championships -- the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June and the Amundi Evian Championship in July. At No. 3, Ryu is the highest-ranked player in the field this week and has played like one all week. She has made only one bogey in three rounds and has missed the green only twice. Ryu had a quiet start to her round with five consecutive pars before a birdie at the par-5 sixth. Choi was on fire early, as she recorded six birdies and an eagle on the front nine to reach 15-under and take a