LPGA TOUR REPORT
PETTERSEN, CIGANDA AND HUR SHARE
PORTLAND LEAD AFTER ROUND 3
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Rolex Rankings No. 4 Suzann Pettersen, Mi Jung Hur of South Korea and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda are tied at 11-under par after the third round of the Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland in Oregon.
Breezy and wet conditions produced higher scores than the first two rounds
“I think the course conditions for today was a little difficult than yesterday, more windier, and rainy; kind of up-and-down weather,” said Hur. “That’s why the leaders are 11-under par right now.”
The trio leads a packed leaderboard that has eight players within two shots of the lead heading into Sunday’s final round.
Rolex Rankings No. 5 So Yeon Ryu, South Korea’s I.K. Kim and Tour rookie Xi Yu Lin are in a tie for fourth and one shot back.
Pettersen (2011 and 2013) and Hur (2009) are both past champions of the event while Ciganda is playing for her first LPGA Tour title.
Pettersen jumped up the leaderboard on moving day with her second-consecutive round of 5-under 67. She birdied the 16th and 17th holes to get to 11-under par. She has a chance at becoming only the second three-time winner of the event in its 43-year history, joining Nancy Lopez.
“My game is getting better and better,” said Pettersen. “Today I had a lot of chances on the back nine. Just couldn’t quite drop the putts. Birdied 16, 17 and got a good par out of 18 after being in trouble. But it was a good solid round.”
Hur, whose only LPGA win came here in Portland during her rookie season in 2009, will take a nothing-to-lose attitude into Sunday’s final round and wants to make sure she has no regrets at shooting for her second career win.
“I really want to play aggressive tomorrow, because I got a chance, four years ago, another chance here, so I don’t want to lose anything for tomorrow,” said Hur. “So I’m just going to play.”
A bogey on the 18th hole kept Carlota Ciganda from claiming the outright lead at 12-under par but the Spaniard has said her confidence is at an all-time high.
“The first two days the ball striking was really good, and obviously my putter yesterday, it was -- it was really hot, and today I didn’t start playing that well,” said Ciganda.
“I didn’t put the ball that close from the hole. But my putting was good. I made really good saves for par and made a few good birdies out there. So I’m just excited for tomorrow and let’s see what happens.”
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PORTLAND LEAD AFTER ROUND 3
FROM THE LPGA WEBSITE
Rolex Rankings No. 4 Suzann Pettersen, Mi Jung Hur of South Korea and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda are tied at 11-under par after the third round of the Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland in Oregon.
Breezy and wet conditions produced higher scores than the first two rounds
“I think the course conditions for today was a little difficult than yesterday, more windier, and rainy; kind of up-and-down weather,” said Hur. “That’s why the leaders are 11-under par right now.”
The trio leads a packed leaderboard that has eight players within two shots of the lead heading into Sunday’s final round.
Rolex Rankings No. 5 So Yeon Ryu, South Korea’s I.K. Kim and Tour rookie Xi Yu Lin are in a tie for fourth and one shot back.
Pettersen (2011 and 2013) and Hur (2009) are both past champions of the event while Ciganda is playing for her first LPGA Tour title.
Pettersen jumped up the leaderboard on moving day with her second-consecutive round of 5-under 67. She birdied the 16th and 17th holes to get to 11-under par. She has a chance at becoming only the second three-time winner of the event in its 43-year history, joining Nancy Lopez.
“My game is getting better and better,” said Pettersen. “Today I had a lot of chances on the back nine. Just couldn’t quite drop the putts. Birdied 16, 17 and got a good par out of 18 after being in trouble. But it was a good solid round.”
Hur, whose only LPGA win came here in Portland during her rookie season in 2009, will take a nothing-to-lose attitude into Sunday’s final round and wants to make sure she has no regrets at shooting for her second career win.
“I really want to play aggressive tomorrow, because I got a chance, four years ago, another chance here, so I don’t want to lose anything for tomorrow,” said Hur. “So I’m just going to play.”
A bogey on the 18th hole kept Carlota Ciganda from claiming the outright lead at 12-under par but the Spaniard has said her confidence is at an all-time high.
“The first two days the ball striking was really good, and obviously my putter yesterday, it was -- it was really hot, and today I didn’t start playing that well,” said Ciganda.
“I didn’t put the ball that close from the hole. But my putting was good. I made really good saves for par and made a few good birdies out there. So I’m just excited for tomorrow and let’s see what happens.”
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