Tseng stays on course for another major
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June 27, 2011, Monday
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WORLD No. 1 Yani Tseng of Chinese Taipei extended her lead to five strokes after three rounds of the LPGA Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 on Saturday at a chilly, overcast Locust Hill in Pittsford, New York.
The 22-year-old Tseng, who led by one stroke overnight, had six birdies and one bogey in reaching 13-under 203 to take command over Americans Morgan Pressel and Cindy LaCrosse in her bid to become the youngest player to win a fourth major title.
Tseng, already the youngest to win three major LPGA crowns, would overtake Pak Se-ri of South Korea and Tiger Woods, who both were 24 when they won their fourth professional majors.
The Chinese Taipei star, whose first major came at the 2008 LPGA Championship at Bulle Rock as a 19-year-old, said majors brought the best out in her. "I just love it," said Tseng. "I love the crowds. The courses are hard and I love the challenge."
LaCrosse, money leader on the 2010 Futures Tour, shot a 69 and Pressel posted 70 to share second on 8-under 208 as the 24-year-olds further accentuated the LPGA youth movement.
"I've just got to be more aggressive tomorrow," said Pressel, whose 2007 victory at the Kraft Nabisco Championship made her the youngest winner of an LPGA major golf at 18.
"You never know what's going to happen tomorrow. I'm going to go out there and play my game and shoot as low a score as I can and we'll see what happens."
LaCrosse will play in the final pairing with Tseng. "Yani's an amazing player," said LaCrosse, whose best LPGA result was 11th in the Shop Rite Classic. "But I just have to focus on what I have to do."
Alone in fourth was Park Hee-young of South Korea, who registered an even-par 72 for 6-under 210.
Last year's winner Cristie Kerr, who romped to a record 12-stroke victory at Locust Hill, made four birdies on the back nine to register 67 and stand at 5-under along with Kraft Nabisco winner Stacy Lewis (70), Lee Mee-na of South Korea (70) and Paula Creamer (72).
American Pat Hurst, who began the round one stroke behind Tseng, returned a 75 for 4-under 212.
Tseng was 2-under on the front nine with birdies at the second and ninth holes but turned up the pace after the turn. She birdied 12 and 13, and after her lone bogey following a wayward drive at the 14th, birdied 15 and 17 to match Kerr's 13-under total through 54 holes last year.
The 22-year-old Tseng, who led by one stroke overnight, had six birdies and one bogey in reaching 13-under 203 to take command over Americans Morgan Pressel and Cindy LaCrosse in her bid to become the youngest player to win a fourth major title.
Tseng, already the youngest to win three major LPGA crowns, would overtake Pak Se-ri of South Korea and Tiger Woods, who both were 24 when they won their fourth professional majors.
The Chinese Taipei star, whose first major came at the 2008 LPGA Championship at Bulle Rock as a 19-year-old, said majors brought the best out in her. "I just love it," said Tseng. "I love the crowds. The courses are hard and I love the challenge."
LaCrosse, money leader on the 2010 Futures Tour, shot a 69 and Pressel posted 70 to share second on 8-under 208 as the 24-year-olds further accentuated the LPGA youth movement.
"I've just got to be more aggressive tomorrow," said Pressel, whose 2007 victory at the Kraft Nabisco Championship made her the youngest winner of an LPGA major golf at 18.
"You never know what's going to happen tomorrow. I'm going to go out there and play my game and shoot as low a score as I can and we'll see what happens."
LaCrosse will play in the final pairing with Tseng. "Yani's an amazing player," said LaCrosse, whose best LPGA result was 11th in the Shop Rite Classic. "But I just have to focus on what I have to do."
Alone in fourth was Park Hee-young of South Korea, who registered an even-par 72 for 6-under 210.
Last year's winner Cristie Kerr, who romped to a record 12-stroke victory at Locust Hill, made four birdies on the back nine to register 67 and stand at 5-under along with Kraft Nabisco winner Stacy Lewis (70), Lee Mee-na of South Korea (70) and Paula Creamer (72).
American Pat Hurst, who began the round one stroke behind Tseng, returned a 75 for 4-under 212.
Tseng was 2-under on the front nine with birdies at the second and ninth holes but turned up the pace after the turn. She birdied 12 and 13, and after her lone bogey following a wayward drive at the 14th, birdied 15 and 17 to match Kerr's 13-under total through 54 holes last year.
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