Saturday, September 22, 2012

Stacy Lewis takes 3rd-round lead in Alabama

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) ? Third-ranked Stacy Lewis shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in the Navistar LPGA Classic, while second-round leader Lexi Thompson fell five shots behind.

Lewis, a two-time winner this season, had a 15-under 201 total on The Senator course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Capitol Hill complex. She birdied four of the first five holes in her bogey-free round.

The 17-year-old Thompson had a 74 to drop into a tie for sixth at 10 under. Thompson won the event last year at 16 to become the youngest champion in LPGA Tour history, a mark broken last month by 15-year-old amateur Lydia Ko in the Canadian Women's Open.

Angela Stanford was second after a 68. Lizette Salas with third at 12 under after a 70, and Haeji Kang and Mi Jung Hur followed at 11 under. Kang shot a 67, and Hur had a 72. Sarah Jane Smith and Hee Young Park joined Thompson at 10 under. Smith had a 68, and Park shot 72.

Lewis is trying to complete an Alabama sweep after beating Thompson by a stroke in the Mobile Bay LPA Classic in late April. The former Arkansas star also won the ShopRite LPGA Classic in June in New Jersey.

Thompson opened with a career-best 63 on Thursday to match the tournament record, and followed with a 69 on Friday. She made a double bogey on the par-4 12th Saturday, and offset two birdies with two bogeys.

Top-ranked Yani Tseng was 5 under after a 70.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stacy-lewis-takes-3rd-round-lead-alabama-213224003.html

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