Angela Stanford held on to her lead after the third round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club in Mexico but Annika Sorenstam narrowed the gap to a shot.
Stanford shot an even-par, 72, to keep a slim edge over Sorenstam, who shot 67 in the third round to move into second place. Stanford battled back after starting the day with two bogeys in the first five holes. She made birdies on the sixth and 16th holes to pull to even. Sorenstam made three birdies and a bogey on the front nine. She made an eagle on the 10th hole and closed out the rest of the round with three birdies and two bogeys.
Katherine Hull shot 66 in the third round to move up to third place at eight-under par, two shots back. Jee Young Lee is in fourth place and Sun Young Yoo is a shot back in fifth. Brittany Lang and In-Kyung Kim are tied for sixth place and Cristie Kerr, Jeong Jang, Teresa Lu and Nicole Castrale round out the top 10.
Tournament host Lorena Ochoa moved up to a tie for 13th place with a third round score of 70.
Stanford holds lead as Sorenstam makes run
Angela Stanford held on to her lead after the third round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club in Mexico but Annika Sorenstam narrowed the gap to a shot.
Stanford shot an even-par, 72, to keep a slim edge over Sorenstam, who shot 67 in the third round to move into second place. Stanford battled back after starting the day with two bogeys in the first five holes. She made birdies on the sixth and 16th holes to pull to even. Sorenstam made three birdies and a bogey on the front nine. She made an eagle on the 10th hole and closed out the rest of the round with three birdies and two bogeys.
Katherine Hull shot 66 in the third round to move up to third place at eight-under par, two shots back. Jee Young Lee is in fourth place and Sun Young Yoo is a shot back in fifth. Brittany Lang and In-Kyung Kim are tied for sixth place and Cristie Kerr, Jeong Jang, Teresa Lu and Nicole Castrale round out the top 10.
Tournament host Lorena Ochoa moved up to a tie for 13th place with a third round score of 70.