Jeong Jang leads the Women's British Open by five strokes, and she'll be playing alongside Annika Sorenstam during Sunday's final round.
Jang shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to move to 13-under 203 at Royal Birkdale in the final major of the season. At one point, she led by seven strokes and also missed a birdie at the last.
But Sorenstam, who is chasing her third major of the season and 10th overall, moved closer with a 66 and is tied for second with Cristie Kerr at 8-under 208. The top-ranked Swede believes she still has a chance when she and Jang go out side by side on the tricky links.
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"We will see what happens," said Sorenstam, who made three birdies and has gone 41 holes without a bogey since the 13th of the opening round. "There's a lot of golf holes out there left to be played and birdie opportunities. I am very happy with my round today and it was my best golf of the week."
Behind Sorenstam and Kerr are five players at 7-under 209.
Jang, still seeking her first victory in six seasons on the LPGA Tour, said she won't be nervous playing alongside Sorenstam, who has 74 titles.
When the world's top two golfers were introduced on the first tee, a packed gallery politely clapped for Vijay Singh and roared for Tiger Woods.
By the time they walked to the fifth tee, fired-up fans expecting to catch a glimpse of a showdown gasped as the standard bearer showed Singh's one-stroke lead had turned into a seven-shot bulge over Woods.
Singh birdied the first three holes while Woods bogeyed Nos. 2-4.
"It was noisy out there, but they kind of quieted down after two, three holes," Singh said.
Singh matched the tournament record of 7 under on the front nine and closed with a 63, matching the event's 54-hole record of 22-under 194.
If Singh holds onto his five-shot lead he'll be the first three-time champion at the Buick Open, a tournament that started in 1958, and the first to repeat since Tony Lema in 1965.
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