LIU YU got through a stressful final-group pairing Saturday to take the Founders Cup lead, outplaying top-ranked Park Sung-hyun.

She’ll have to do it again the next day, alongside Carlota Ciganda, to win her first LPGA Tour title.

Liu shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Ciganda into the final round at low-scoring Desert Ridge, while Park struggled with bogeys and missed birdie chances to drop four shots behind.

“I’m not very comfortable and not very used to playing in the last group,” said Liu, the 23-year-old Chinese player in her second year on the tour, “I’ve had two experiences before and I didn’t do very well. Today was definitely a turnaround.”

Liu played the final four holes in 4 under, making an eagle on the par-5 15th and birdieing the last two to reach 19-under 197 in the event that honors the 13 women who founded the LPGA Tour.

She broke a tie with Ciganda with a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th with Founders Marlene Bauer Hagge, Marilynn Smith and Shirley Spork looking on from a stage on the edge of the green.

“Playing golf for a living is definitely not something that I take for granted,” Liu said. “I really appreciate what the Founders have done for us.”

The former Duke player rebounded from a bogey on the par-3 14th with the eagle on 15 — hitting a 5-iron from 190 yards to 20 feet — and made a 5-footer on the par-3 17th.

Ciganda shot a 63 to match the best score of the week, playing the final five in 5 under with an eagle and three birdies.

She’s trying to become the second former Arizona State player to win the event, following 2017 champion Anna Nordqvist.

Park, the winner three weeks ago in Singapore in the last tour event, had three bogeys in a 69.

The South Korean star began the round tied for the lead with partner Liu. (SD-Agencies)