LPGA TAIWAN CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 3 SCOREBOARD
NEWLY-WED INBEE PARK INCREASES
LEAD TO FOUR SHOTS
FROM ESPN.COM
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Inbee Park shot a 3-under 69 in windy conditions today in the LPGA Taiwan Championship to increase her lead to four strokes.
Playing her first event since regaining the No. 1 spot in the world from Stacy Lewis on Monday, the South Korean newlywed had an eagle, four birdies and three bogeys at Miramar in wind gusting to about 30 mph.
In calm conditions the first two days, she shot 64-62 to take a three-stroke lead.
Park has a 21-under 195 total through 54 holes. She won the LPGA Championship in August for her second victory of the year and fifth major title. Last year, she swept the first three majors and won six times.
The second-ranked Lewis was tied for second with China's Shanshan Feng.
"We're going to have a good competition tomorrow and, obviously, four strokes around this golf course, it's not impossible," Park said. "I just need to putt the way I did for the last couple days and control the ball really well in the wind."
Lewis birdied four of the last five holes for a bogey-free 64, the best round of the day.
"I kind of got things together there. Played really good," Lewis said. "The wind started blowing on 7, and my caddie made a comment about it and I said, `Good.'
"That was my response. I knew I needed some help with the weather to get a little bit closer and played some great golf coming in."
The American has a tour-high three victories this season.
"You go into this golf course thinking it's going to be windy and you kind of have it set in your head that that's the way it's going to be," Lewis said. "When it's not windy you have to change the game plan a little bit. Didn't quite adjust the last two days.
"But I love it when it's like this. When it's windy and hard, I think it brings the best out of me and the big thing today was I made some putts there at the end and got me close enough for tomorrow and in the last group, so good spot to be in."
Feng had a 70.
Spain's Azahara Munoz is fourth at 13 under after a 69, and South Korea's So Yeon Ryu is another stroke back after a 68.
Third-ranked Lydia Ko shot 71 to fall into a tie for sixth at 11 under. The 17-year-old New Zealander won the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters in December at Miramar.
Michelle Wie had a 72 to drop into a tie for 27th at 6 under. Norway's Suzann Pettersen, the winner the last two years at Sunrise, was another stroke back after a 74.
Taiwan's Yani Tseng, the winner of the inaugural event in 2011, was tied for 39th at 4 under after a 69. She won the last of her 15 LPGA Tour titles in March 2012.
Miramar Golf Club, Taiwan
THIRD ROUND
Par 216 (3x72)
195 Inbee Park (S Korea) 64 62 69
199 Stacy Lewis (USA) 67 68 64, Shanshan Feng (China) 64 65 70
203 Azahara Munoz (Spain) 68 66 69
204 So Yeon Ryu (S Korea) 66 70 68
SELECTED SCORES
205 Lydia Ko (NZ) 69 65 71 (T6)
210 Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England) 72 66 72 (T27)
211 Suzann Pettersen (Norway) 70 67 74 (T33)
222 Laura Davies (England) 71 74 77 (T74).
LEAD TO FOUR SHOTS
FROM ESPN.COM
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Inbee Park shot a 3-under 69 in windy conditions today in the LPGA Taiwan Championship to increase her lead to four strokes.
Playing her first event since regaining the No. 1 spot in the world from Stacy Lewis on Monday, the South Korean newlywed had an eagle, four birdies and three bogeys at Miramar in wind gusting to about 30 mph.
In calm conditions the first two days, she shot 64-62 to take a three-stroke lead.
Park has a 21-under 195 total through 54 holes. She won the LPGA Championship in August for her second victory of the year and fifth major title. Last year, she swept the first three majors and won six times.
The second-ranked Lewis was tied for second with China's Shanshan Feng.
"We're going to have a good competition tomorrow and, obviously, four strokes around this golf course, it's not impossible," Park said. "I just need to putt the way I did for the last couple days and control the ball really well in the wind."
Lewis birdied four of the last five holes for a bogey-free 64, the best round of the day.
"I kind of got things together there. Played really good," Lewis said. "The wind started blowing on 7, and my caddie made a comment about it and I said, `Good.'
"That was my response. I knew I needed some help with the weather to get a little bit closer and played some great golf coming in."
The American has a tour-high three victories this season.
"You go into this golf course thinking it's going to be windy and you kind of have it set in your head that that's the way it's going to be," Lewis said. "When it's not windy you have to change the game plan a little bit. Didn't quite adjust the last two days.
"But I love it when it's like this. When it's windy and hard, I think it brings the best out of me and the big thing today was I made some putts there at the end and got me close enough for tomorrow and in the last group, so good spot to be in."
Feng had a 70.
Spain's Azahara Munoz is fourth at 13 under after a 69, and South Korea's So Yeon Ryu is another stroke back after a 68.
Third-ranked Lydia Ko shot 71 to fall into a tie for sixth at 11 under. The 17-year-old New Zealander won the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters in December at Miramar.
Michelle Wie had a 72 to drop into a tie for 27th at 6 under. Norway's Suzann Pettersen, the winner the last two years at Sunrise, was another stroke back after a 74.
Taiwan's Yani Tseng, the winner of the inaugural event in 2011, was tied for 39th at 4 under after a 69. She won the last of her 15 LPGA Tour titles in March 2012.
Miramar Golf Club, Taiwan
THIRD ROUND
Par 216 (3x72)
195 Inbee Park (S Korea) 64 62 69
199 Stacy Lewis (USA) 67 68 64, Shanshan Feng (China) 64 65 70
203 Azahara Munoz (Spain) 68 66 69
204 So Yeon Ryu (S Korea) 66 70 68
SELECTED SCORES
205 Lydia Ko (NZ) 69 65 71 (T6)
210 Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England) 72 66 72 (T27)
211 Suzann Pettersen (Norway) 70 67 74 (T33)
222 Laura Davies (England) 71 74 77 (T74).
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