CANADIAN WOMEN'S OPEN
Shin, Wie share lead - and mosquito bites
FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Michelle Wie and Jiyai Shin shared more than the top of the leaderboard after the third round at the CN Canadian Women's Open.
Both players suffered plenty of mosquito bites after a rainy round that saw them finish tied at 10 under for the tournament at St. Charles Country Club.
"Actually, they tried to kill me," laughed Shin, who wiped out Wie's three-stroke lead with a 3-under 69.
Wie, who recorded three birdies to go along with three bogeys in her even-par round, agreed with her South Korean playing partner.
The native of Hawaii said the winged nuisances affected her game.
"I have to say of everything, the mosquitoes were the hardest to concentrate," Wie said. "They were pretty bad. But I found out they were a little better on the greens than on the fairways.
"They were very bad on the rough, so I'll try to avoid that tomorrow."
Na Yeon Choi drained a 60ft birdie putt on the 18th hole that moved her into a tie for third with fellow South Korean Jee Young Lee and Norway's Suzann Pettersen at 6 under.
"I used the (mosquito) spray, but I feel like they (got) worse," said Choi, who posted a 71. "I think they like the smell."
Pettersen, the defending champion ranked No. 3 on the World Rolex Rankings, shot a 72.
"Today was just awful for me," Pettersen said. "But I'm in reach of the top so it was a good day to play badly and hang in there."
Three Canadians are part of the 73-player field looking for a share of the $2.25 million purse, with $337,500 going to the winner.
Charlottetown's Lorie Kane was the low Canadian after posting a morning round of 4-under 68 that had her even for the tournament and tied for 26th.
Montreal's Lisa Meldrum was 2 over and tied for 41st following a round of 71, while Adrienne White (75) of Red Deer was 4 over in a tie for 53rd.
Kane was smiling after rebounding from a 75 on Thursday and a 73 on Friday.
The 15-year veteran's third round featured spells of light rain and the ever-present mosquitoes.
"Being from Prince Edward Island, we can get some pretty nasty ones, too," Kane said with a laugh when asked if the bugs were the biggest she'd ever seen. "But these, I gave quite a bit of blood today."
No Canadian has won the event - the only LPGA Tour stop in Canada - since Jocelyne Bourassa in 1973.
Wie, ranked No. 12 in the world, is seeking her first victory this season and second of her pro career.
The 20-year-old joined the tour last season and won last year's Lorena Ochoa Invitational. The Open is her 15th event of the season and her highest finish was third in May's Tres Marias Championship.
No. 4-ranked Shin also joined the tour last year. The 22-year-old already has three victories, including last month's Evian Masters. She's also posted nine top-10 finishes this season.
Shin and Wie will play together Sunday for the fourth straight round this week.
"Tomorrow should be a fun game because right now Michelle, she has (been playing great)," Shin said. "And then also I have a good feeling, too."
Rachel Hetherington of Australia had the lowest round of the day - and her season - with a 66.
One player who wasn't feeling great Saturday was No. 8-ranked Paula Creamer of the U.S., but mosquito bites weren't to blame.
Aside from playing with a thumb injury, Creamer began suffering from what she believed was food poisoning in the morning.
She saw a doctor and had a shot before her round and another at the turn.
"This was the hardest thing I've had to do," said Creamer, who still recorded a 70 and was tied for ninth at 4 under with fellow American Morgan Pressel.
"I've played through a lot of pain and I've played through being sick a bunch, but this was a hard one. The weather didn't help much, either."
Catriona Matthew moved up into joint sixth with a 67, the joint best of the day. Perhaps she's more used to the midges of Scotland!
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
St Charles Country Club, Winnipeg.
Par 216 (3x72)
206 Jiyai Shin (Kor) 70 67 69, Michelle Wie 65 69 72
210 Na Yeon Choi (SKor) 72 67 71, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 69 69 72, Jee Young Lee (SKor) 72 67 71
211 In-Kyung Kim (SKor) 71 71 69, Catriona Matthew (Sco) 72 72 67, Karine Icher (Fra) 72 69 70
212 Paula Creamer 71 71 70, Morgan Pressel 72 66 74
213 Christina Kim 72 73 68, Cristie Kerr 75 71 67, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 71 70 72, Kristy McPherson 70 74 69, Candie Kung (Taiwan) 72 72 69
214 Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 75 73 66, Becky Morgan (Wal) 72 73 69, Se Ri Pak (SKor) 73 73 68, Mina Harigae 72 75 67
215 Stephanie Louden 74 72 69, Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 74 70 71, Brittany Lincicome 72 72 71, Amy Yang (Kor) 72 74 69, Sarah-Jane Smith (Aus) 75 66 74, Katherine Hull (Aus) 75 67 73
216 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 77 71 68, Meena Lee (Kor) 73 72 71, Lorie Kane (Can) 75 73 68, Louise Stahle (Swe) 75 69 72, Pat Hurst 71 72 73, Brittany Lang 75 73 68, Jennifer Song 74 72 70, Teresa Lu (Tai) 71 74 71, Kyeong Bae (Kor) 74 72 70
217 Taylor Leon 73 74 70, Ji-Young Oh (Kor) 74 73 70, Jennifer Rosales (Phi) 73 74 70, Karen Stupples (Eng) 70 74 73, Il-hee Lee (SKor) 70 73 74, Leta Lindley 72 71 74
218 Vicky Hurst 72 73 73, Stacy Prammanasudh 72 71 75, Lisa Meldrum 77 70 71, Na On Min (Jpn) 74 73 71, Amy Hung (Tai) 70 76 72, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 75 70 73, Inbee Park (SKor) 74 74 70
219 Jane Park 70 76 73, Aree Song (SKor) 72 76 71, M J Hur (SKor) 74 73 72, Sherri Steinhauer 73 74 72, Sarah Lee (SKor) 77 71 71
220 Juli Inkster 73 72 75, Karrie Webb (Aus) 72 73 75, Katie Futcher 72 75 73, Paige Mackenzie 72 76 72, Adrienne White (Can) 77 68 75, Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) 70 78 72, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 68 80 72, Laura Davies (Eng) 73 74 73
221 Mariajo Uribe (Col) 76 71 74, Soo-Yun Kang (SKor) 71 76 74, Song-Hee Kim (SKor) 73 74 74, Hwa Seon Lee (SKor) 72 74 75
222 Eun Hee Ji (SKor) 74 73 75, Allison Hanna-Williams 74 74 74
223 Paola Moreno 73 75 75, Sydnee Michaels 71 77 75, Moira Dunn 71 76 76
225 Mindy Kim (SKor) 74 71 80, Maria Hernandez (Spa) 73 75 77
226 Mi-Hyun Kim (SKor) 72 76 78
227 Meredith Duncan 70 77 80
FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Michelle Wie and Jiyai Shin shared more than the top of the leaderboard after the third round at the CN Canadian Women's Open.
Both players suffered plenty of mosquito bites after a rainy round that saw them finish tied at 10 under for the tournament at St. Charles Country Club.
"Actually, they tried to kill me," laughed Shin, who wiped out Wie's three-stroke lead with a 3-under 69.
Wie, who recorded three birdies to go along with three bogeys in her even-par round, agreed with her South Korean playing partner.
The native of Hawaii said the winged nuisances affected her game.
"I have to say of everything, the mosquitoes were the hardest to concentrate," Wie said. "They were pretty bad. But I found out they were a little better on the greens than on the fairways.
"They were very bad on the rough, so I'll try to avoid that tomorrow."
Na Yeon Choi drained a 60ft birdie putt on the 18th hole that moved her into a tie for third with fellow South Korean Jee Young Lee and Norway's Suzann Pettersen at 6 under.
"I used the (mosquito) spray, but I feel like they (got) worse," said Choi, who posted a 71. "I think they like the smell."
Pettersen, the defending champion ranked No. 3 on the World Rolex Rankings, shot a 72.
"Today was just awful for me," Pettersen said. "But I'm in reach of the top so it was a good day to play badly and hang in there."
Three Canadians are part of the 73-player field looking for a share of the $2.25 million purse, with $337,500 going to the winner.
Charlottetown's Lorie Kane was the low Canadian after posting a morning round of 4-under 68 that had her even for the tournament and tied for 26th.
Montreal's Lisa Meldrum was 2 over and tied for 41st following a round of 71, while Adrienne White (75) of Red Deer was 4 over in a tie for 53rd.
Kane was smiling after rebounding from a 75 on Thursday and a 73 on Friday.
The 15-year veteran's third round featured spells of light rain and the ever-present mosquitoes.
"Being from Prince Edward Island, we can get some pretty nasty ones, too," Kane said with a laugh when asked if the bugs were the biggest she'd ever seen. "But these, I gave quite a bit of blood today."
No Canadian has won the event - the only LPGA Tour stop in Canada - since Jocelyne Bourassa in 1973.
Wie, ranked No. 12 in the world, is seeking her first victory this season and second of her pro career.
The 20-year-old joined the tour last season and won last year's Lorena Ochoa Invitational. The Open is her 15th event of the season and her highest finish was third in May's Tres Marias Championship.
No. 4-ranked Shin also joined the tour last year. The 22-year-old already has three victories, including last month's Evian Masters. She's also posted nine top-10 finishes this season.
Shin and Wie will play together Sunday for the fourth straight round this week.
"Tomorrow should be a fun game because right now Michelle, she has (been playing great)," Shin said. "And then also I have a good feeling, too."
Rachel Hetherington of Australia had the lowest round of the day - and her season - with a 66.
One player who wasn't feeling great Saturday was No. 8-ranked Paula Creamer of the U.S., but mosquito bites weren't to blame.
Aside from playing with a thumb injury, Creamer began suffering from what she believed was food poisoning in the morning.
She saw a doctor and had a shot before her round and another at the turn.
"This was the hardest thing I've had to do," said Creamer, who still recorded a 70 and was tied for ninth at 4 under with fellow American Morgan Pressel.
"I've played through a lot of pain and I've played through being sick a bunch, but this was a hard one. The weather didn't help much, either."
Catriona Matthew moved up into joint sixth with a 67, the joint best of the day. Perhaps she's more used to the midges of Scotland!
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
St Charles Country Club, Winnipeg.
Par 216 (3x72)
206 Jiyai Shin (Kor) 70 67 69, Michelle Wie 65 69 72
210 Na Yeon Choi (SKor) 72 67 71, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 69 69 72, Jee Young Lee (SKor) 72 67 71
211 In-Kyung Kim (SKor) 71 71 69, Catriona Matthew (Sco) 72 72 67, Karine Icher (Fra) 72 69 70
212 Paula Creamer 71 71 70, Morgan Pressel 72 66 74
213 Christina Kim 72 73 68, Cristie Kerr 75 71 67, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 71 70 72, Kristy McPherson 70 74 69, Candie Kung (Taiwan) 72 72 69
214 Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 75 73 66, Becky Morgan (Wal) 72 73 69, Se Ri Pak (SKor) 73 73 68, Mina Harigae 72 75 67
215 Stephanie Louden 74 72 69, Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 74 70 71, Brittany Lincicome 72 72 71, Amy Yang (Kor) 72 74 69, Sarah-Jane Smith (Aus) 75 66 74, Katherine Hull (Aus) 75 67 73
216 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 77 71 68, Meena Lee (Kor) 73 72 71, Lorie Kane (Can) 75 73 68, Louise Stahle (Swe) 75 69 72, Pat Hurst 71 72 73, Brittany Lang 75 73 68, Jennifer Song 74 72 70, Teresa Lu (Tai) 71 74 71, Kyeong Bae (Kor) 74 72 70
217 Taylor Leon 73 74 70, Ji-Young Oh (Kor) 74 73 70, Jennifer Rosales (Phi) 73 74 70, Karen Stupples (Eng) 70 74 73, Il-hee Lee (SKor) 70 73 74, Leta Lindley 72 71 74
218 Vicky Hurst 72 73 73, Stacy Prammanasudh 72 71 75, Lisa Meldrum 77 70 71, Na On Min (Jpn) 74 73 71, Amy Hung (Tai) 70 76 72, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 75 70 73, Inbee Park (SKor) 74 74 70
219 Jane Park 70 76 73, Aree Song (SKor) 72 76 71, M J Hur (SKor) 74 73 72, Sherri Steinhauer 73 74 72, Sarah Lee (SKor) 77 71 71
220 Juli Inkster 73 72 75, Karrie Webb (Aus) 72 73 75, Katie Futcher 72 75 73, Paige Mackenzie 72 76 72, Adrienne White (Can) 77 68 75, Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) 70 78 72, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 68 80 72, Laura Davies (Eng) 73 74 73
221 Mariajo Uribe (Col) 76 71 74, Soo-Yun Kang (SKor) 71 76 74, Song-Hee Kim (SKor) 73 74 74, Hwa Seon Lee (SKor) 72 74 75
222 Eun Hee Ji (SKor) 74 73 75, Allison Hanna-Williams 74 74 74
223 Paola Moreno 73 75 75, Sydnee Michaels 71 77 75, Moira Dunn 71 76 76
225 Mindy Kim (SKor) 74 71 80, Maria Hernandez (Spa) 73 75 77
226 Mi-Hyun Kim (SKor) 72 76 78
227 Meredith Duncan 70 77 80
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