SUZANN PETTERSEN ON INBEE PARK'S TAIL IN WORLD LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
World No 4 Inbee Park of South Korea took the edge after a hotly contested third round at the Mission Hills World Ladies Championship in Haikou, southern China today
Park began the day with a one-stroke lead but lost it to Ciganda after three holes.  However, the 24-year-old from Seoul regained her lead after four birdies on the back nine, firing a third round 69 to end 14 under and take a two-shot lead into the final round.
Park said: “I had a really bad start today, I bogeyed two of the first four holes but I’m happy with the way I finished today with five birdies after the two bogies.
"That’s very good momentum going into tomorrow. I’m just a little bit disappointed with my ball striking; it wasn’t as good as yesterday but my putting was getting much better.
“The golf course is playing a bit firmer today – I think because it was in the afternoon and was a bit drier so it was a little bit different condition for putting and I think that worked out a little bit better for me.”
Meanwhile, Norway’s World No.8 Suzann Pettersen shot a second successive 67 and lies in second position on 12 under par.
Pettersen said: “I played decent golf today but a bit disappointing not finishing stronger on the last hole. I have a lot of faith in my game, I’m playing good golf and excited that I have one more round.”
South Korea’s Soo Jin Yang lies in third on 10 under, while Ciganda dropped to fourth on eight under after taking a triple bogey seven on the 17^th hole.
Ciganda, who fired a course record 63 on Friday, made a great start with two birdies in her first five holes and was leading for most of the day, but was disappointed to have slipped six shots back from the lead after her triple bogey on the penultimate hole.
A battle of the future superstars is set for Sunday’s final round with 17-year-old rookies Ariya Jutanugarn and Hyo-Joo Kim, who are locked in a share of fifth place on seven under par, playing together. 
They are tied with Italian Veronica Zorzi and South Korea’s Bo-Mi Suh.
Jutanugarn is a rookie on the Ladies European Tour this season while Kim is in her rookie year on the China LPGA Tour. Jutanugarn has twice finished runner-up in four starts in professional tournaments this season, while Kim already has two wins on the KLPGA, one of which was co-sanctioned with the China LPGA and one on the LPGA of Japan.
Fellow 17-year-old LET rookie Xiyu Lin is the best placed Chinese player in a share of ninth place on six under with Frenchwoman Gwladys Nocera and Dewi-Claire Schreefel of the Netherlands, while the defending champion Shanshan Feng is a shot further behind in 12^th place. Interestingly, Feng and Lin will fight to finish as the top Chinese player whilst they play together in the same group.
With a combined aggregate score of 18 under par 414, the South Korean pair of Park and Na Heul Kim continues to dominate the team event, with a 10 stroke lead over next placed Norway and Thailand a shot further back in third.
France is in fourth place, followed by England, Spain and Australia, tied with the second Chinese team of Xiyu Lin and Jia Yun Li.
There will be a tight final round duel for the leading Chinese team honours in the final round on Sunday, with the defending team Shanshan Feng and Li Ying Ye just one stroke behind.

LEADING THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
202 Inbee Park (S Korea) 68 65 69
204 Suzann Pettersen (Norway) 70 67 67
206 Soo Jin Yang (S Korea) 69 69 68
208 Carlota Ciganda (Spain) 75 63 74
209 Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) 69 71 69, Hyo-Joo Kim (S Korea) 68 70 71, Veronica Zorzi (Italy) 70 67 72

SELECTED SCORES    
212 Sophie Walker (England) 67 75 70 (T13)
213 Trish Johnson (England) 70 69 74 (T18)
215 Holly Aitchison (England) 68 73 73 (T24)
216 Kylie Walker (Scotland)  71 70 75 (T27)
217 Elizabeth Bennett (England) 73 72 72, Laura Davies (England) 70 74 73, Melissa Reid (England) 72 72 73 (T31).
219 Becky Brewerton (Wales) 72 72 75, Felicity Johnson (England) 72 72 75 (T40).
220 Florentyna Parker (England) 71 74 76, Carly Booth (Scotland)  74 72 74 (T49).   

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TEAM 54-HOLE TOTALS
416 South Korea
424 Norway
425 Thailand
429 France
430 England
431 Spain
431 Spain
432 Australia, China 2
433 China 1, United States
435 South Africa
436 Scotland  
437 Netherlands
443 Finland
451 Germany
455 Sweden
457 Japan        

ALL THE THIRD ROUND SCORES

202 - Inbee Park (KOR)  68 65 69

204 - Suzann Pettersen (NOR)  70 67 67

206 - Soo Jin Yang (KOR)  69 69 68

208 - Carlota Ciganda (ESP)  71 63 74

209 - Hyo-Joo Kim (KOR)  68 70 71, Bo-Mi Suh (KOR)  68 69 72, Veronica Zorzi (ITA)  70 67 72, Ariya Jutanugarn (THA)  69 71 69

210 - Xi Yu Lin (CHN)  72 67 71, Gwladys Nocera (FRA)  67 74 69, Dewi Claire Schreefel (NLD)  71 71 68

211 - Shanshan Feng (CHN)  70 69 72

212 - Beth Allen (USA)  72 73 67, Ha-Neul Kim (KOR)  69 72 71, Simin Feng (CHN)  72 71 69, Sophie Walker (ENG)  67 75 70, Stefania Croce (ITA)  70 75 67

213 - Bree Arthur (AUS)  70 74 69, Trish Johnson (ENG)  70 69 74, Karen Lunn (AUS)  72 71 70

214 - Mikaela Parmlid (SWE)  74 67 73, Kristie Smith (AUS)  69 70 75, Sophie Giquel-bettan (FRA)  73 69 72

215 - Holly Aitchison (ENG)  69 73 73, Linda Wessberg (SWE)  67 77 71, Yoon Kyung Heo (KOR)  73 70 72

216 - Stacy Lee Bregman (ZAF)  70 72 74, Jaruporn Palakawong Na Ayutthaya (THA)  70 71 75, Kylie Walker (SCO)  71 70 75, Nontaya Srisawang (THA)  74 69 73

217 - Elizabeth Bennett (ENG)  73 72 72, Na Zhang (CHN)  74 70 73, Stephanie Na (AUS)  70 72 75, Melissa Reid (ENG)  72 72 73, Laura Davies (ENG)  70 74 73, Nikki Campbell (AUS)  72 72 73

218 - Klara Spilkova (CZE)  71 71 76, Joanna Klatten (FRA)  76 69 73, Michelle Cheung (HKG)  72 73 73

219 - Lee-Anne Pace (ZAF)  72 72 75, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA)  72 71 76, Stacey Keating (AUS)  73 72 74, Valentine Derrey (FRA)  68 72 79, Becky Brewerton (WAL)  72 72 75, Caroline Afonso (FRA)  72 73 74, Felicity Johnson (ENG)  72 72 75

220 - Russamee Gulyanamitta (THA)  72 70 78, Pernilla Lindberg (SWE)  76 71 73, Carly Booth (SCO)  74 72 74, Marianne Skarpnord (NOR)  72 72 76

221 - Florentyna Parker (ENG)  71 74 76, Minea Blomqvist (FIN)  76 75 70, Hannah Jun (USA)  71 76 74

222 - Jia Yun Li (CHN)  76 69 77, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN)  79 73 70, Li Ying Ye (CHN)  73 71 78, Yue Xia Lu (CHN)  73 72 77

223 - Tania Elosegui (ESP)  70 77 76, Narisara Kerdrit (THA)  69 74 80, Lydia Hall (WAL)  73 72 78

225 - Leigh Whittaker (GER)  74 77 74

226 - Steffi Kirchmayr (GER)  78 75 73

227 - Marjet Van Der Graaff (NLD)  74 81 72

228 - Miyari Honda (JPN)  75 77 76

229 - Mikado Kanemiya (JPN)  76 73 80

233 - Diana Luna (ITA)  78 79 76

235 - Carin Koch (SWE)  81 79 75