MICHELLE WIE, LEXI THOMPSON TIED IN LEAD AT 10-UNDER-PAR 206

 CHARLEY HULL IN THE MIX WITH A

ROUND TO GO IN KRAFT NABISCO

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Sunday’s final pairing at the first major championship of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, will feature a pair of long-hitting phenoms who are both looking for their first major victory at the Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage in California
 Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson sit tied atop the leaderboard at 10-under-par 206 following the third round of play at Mission Hills Country Club.
Another young player, 18-year-old Charlie Hull from England is lying joint second on 208 alongside Se Ri Park.
Scotland's Catriona Matthew, who was four over par after only four holes of the tournament on Thursday, is joint fifth on 210 after rounds of 72, 68 and 70. 
“I’m really excited I’m going into Sunday tied for the lead,” Thompson said. “Obviously, you’re going to be a little nervous. I think if you’re not nervous, you don’t care. But it’s a good nervous. "This is what I’ve been waiting for and what I’ve worked my whole life for. So I’m really looking forward to tomorrow.”
Wie, 24, shot a bogey-free 68 on Saturday and 
finished the day as the third-round co-leader with the 19-year-old Thompson, who made a three-putt bogey on the 18th to shoot 69 and fall back to 10-under-par.
“I think I talked about it before, but I’m defi nitely a lot more appreciative of where I am going in with the lead,” Wie said. 
“I think I definitely am not as wide eyed as I used to be, which could be a good thing or a bad thing. But at the same time, I’m really happy with where I am right now.”
This will mark the first time that Wie has held a share of the lead entering the final round of a major championship since the 2006 U.S. Women’s Open. Wie was 16 years old at the time.

Sitting two strokes back of the leaders is another young star, Charley Hull (picured) of Woburn, England. The vivacious Hull, who delivered a breakthrough performance at last year’s Solheim Cup, fired a 6-under 66 on Saturday to move into a tie for third at 8-under-par with five-time major champion Se Ri Pak. 
Hull turned 18 on March 20 and a victory for her on Sunday would make her the youngest major champion in LPGA history.
HULL OF A ROUND
Charley Hull put together the low round of the day with a six-under 66 to climb into a tie for third entering the final round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
“I hit it quite well,” Hull said. “My irons were pretty good and I hit some good drives. I hit some bad drives toward the end which I’m working on on the range. But holed good putts my when I got myself in trouble, I was able to get out of it. I’m pretty happy with how it’s going.”
The 18-year old is showing little signs of nerves as she looks to become the youngest player to ever to a major and to make the leap into Poppie’s Pond.
“You know, I enjoy it being good young. There are a lot of great young players coming up, especially Lydia, Lexi and everyone,” Hull said. “But I think age is just a number. I think it’s more about experience, yeah, it’s good.”
IN GOOD SHAPE
Se Ri Pak (-8) was one of the three players (Lexi Thompson and Michelle Wie) to have the lead at one point during an exciting Saturday. It could be her experience that helps the 5-time major champion pull out another win on “Championship Sunday”.
“It should give me a lot of confidence, no doubt.” Pak said. “Because you’re there before which just helps you with great experience and play heading into Sunday.”
The pressure is something that Pak feels confident she can overcome.
“If you’re 2-back or you’re leading, it’s probably as much as I could handle the pressures and just focus as much as I could.” Pack said. “Yeah, that it helpful heading into Sunday, no doubt.” Pak’s best finish at the Kraft Nabisco Championship was T8 back in 2012 and she’s looking for her first win here.
NOTABLE
The largest comeback victory here at the Kraft Nabisco Championship was Karrie Webb in 2006, who was 7 shots back and shot a 7-under 65 to win. Webb currently sits 7-strokes back of Wie and Thompson at three-under. Webb also has a pair of come-from-behind victories on the season.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
“I think if we could make a lot of birdies tomorrow and keep it close tomorrow, I think that it would defi nitely do a lot of good things for the Tour. I think Lexi is a really entertaining golfer. I like to think I’m somewhat entertaining as well. So I think the both of us paired together is great. I think it’s great for the Tour, and it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
- Michelle Wie talking about the glamour pairing between both her and Lexi Thompson
“We bomb it off the tee and hit a lot of drivers usually. So it will be exciting to watch. I know Michelle pretty well and I’ve gotten to play with her quite a few times, so it will be a great Sunday to watch.”
- Lexi Thompson describing the excitement of being paired with Michelle Wie tomorrow.


THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD 
par 216 (3x72)
206 Michelle Wie (USA) 67 71 68, Lexi Thompson (USA) 73 64 69
208 Charley Hull (England) 73 69 66, Se Ri Pak (S Korea) 67 70 71
210 Catriona Matthew (Scotland) 72 68 70, Cristie Kerr (USA) 69 72 71, Shanshan Feng (China) 66 73 72
SELECTED SCORES
212 Stacy Lewis (USA) 73 70 69, Azarhara Munoz (Spain) 72 70 70 (T9)
213 Karrie Webb (Australia) 73 70 70 (T15)
214 Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) 71 69 74 (T18)

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