HOLLY CLYBURN LYING JOINT FIFTH WITH A ROUND TO GO IN "DIXIE"

It looks all over bar the shouting with one round to go in the Dixie Women's Amateur 72-hole championship at Heron Bay Golf Club, Coral Springs in Florida.
Defending champion Paula Reto from Cape Town, South Africa, stretched her lead to six shots with a third sub-par round in a row - a two-under 70 for a tally of 10-under 206 today.

Her nearest challenger, American Jaye Marie Green, shot the low round of the third day - a five-under 67, which lifted her up to a tie for second place on 212 with Thailand's Moriya Jutangarn who shot a 69.

Moriya's sister Ariya is tied with Woodhall Spar's Curtis Cup player, Holly Clyburn, former British girls champion from Paris, Alexandra Bonetti, who lost to Lauren Taylor in the final of the 2011 British women's open amateur championship at Royal Portrush, all on level par 216..

Clyburn shot her first sub-par round of the tournament, a 71 for 216. Bonetti also had a 71 while Ariya Jutanugarn had a disastrous 77, 10 shots more than her second round.

Roehampton Gold Cup winner in 2011, Rachel Drummond has bee

n unable to recapture the form of her opening round of 70 which had her close to the leadership. Since then the Beaconsfield player has had disappointing scores of 78 and 77. She is sharing 37th place on 225.

LEADING THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
Players from United States unless stated otherwise
206 Paula Reto (South Africa) 69 67 70.
212 Jay Marie Green 71 74 67, Moriya Jutanugarn (Thailand) 68 75 69.
215 Kailey Walsh 76 70 69.
216 Alexandra Bonetti (France) 74 71 71, Ariya Jutanugarn (Thjailand) 72 67 77, Holly Clyburn (England) 72 73 71, Maidson Opfer 72 72 72
217 Annie Park 74 74 69, Demi Runas 73 73 71, Kristine O'Daiyar 76 659 72, Shannon Aubert 784 70 73.
Selected total
225 Rachel Drummond (England) 70 78 77 (T37)

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Diane Lang completes hat-trick of senior Dixie titles

FROM THE TOURNAMENT WEBSITE
Diane Lang of Weston, Florida, solidified her reputation as one of the dominant senior women amateur golfers in the world, edging Lisa Schlesinger of Laytonsville, Maryland, by two shots at Heron Bay Golf Club to claim her third straight senior women’s Dixie Amateur championship.
Lang, a three-time US Senior Amateur champion, has won the title every year since the division was established in 2009.

Lang looked to be cruising to the trifecta Saturday when she held a six-shot lead over Schlesinger after two rounds. But when she had problems finding the fairways Sunday, the long-hitting Schlesinger took advantage, posting a 3-under 69, the low round of the tournament.

“I stumbled a bit on the last few holes and Lisa was closing fast but I managed to hang on,” said Lang who shot 71-73-73—217 over the 54-hole championship.

“I’ve been working on improving my swing with a new instructor since September. There’s been a vast improvement in my iron play and putting, but my driver still needs a lot of work. I loved it here this week and I look forward to coming back next year to try to win a fourth time.”

Schlesinger (76-74-69—219) finished 10 shots ahead of Canadian Ivy Steinberg of Stouffville, Ontario, who was alone in third.

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