South Koreans dominated the leaderboard at the Corning Classic on Saturday, led by Kim Young, who fired a four-under 68 to grab a share of top spot with two US players.
Kim, Beth Bader and Paula Creamer are all level at 16-under 200 after three rounds of the tournament.
Kim had eight birdies on Friday and she added another five in the third round.
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The only thing between Kim and the outright lead is a bogey at the par-four 13th, her first bogey of the tournament.
Kim's South Korean compatriot Kim Mi-hyun, who won the SemGroup Championship at the beginning of this month, is a shot off the pace at 15-under 201.
She carded six birdies, including three in her first five holes.
Four of the top seven golfers are from South Korea as Kim In-kyung is in sole possession of third after shooting a 68.
Min Na-on, who also shot 68 on Saturday, is tied for fourth with Becky Morgan.
After the opening round, Bader notched eight birdies for a 66 on Friday. She followed up with two birdies and and an eagle with one bogey.
A member of the tour since 2001, Bader is in search of her first career win.
Her previous best finish was a tie for fifth at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic in 2002.
An eagle at the par-five second got Bader going early but she had trouble building on the momentum. She bogeyed the sixth and her only other birdies came at Nos. 10 and 13.
Creamer is looking for her second win this season and jumped into a tie for the lead with a 66.
The 20-year-old started on Saturday in sole possession of third place at 10-under and made her move with a bogey-free round that included six birdies.
A winner at the SBS Open earlier this season, Creamer got off to a fast start with a birdie at No. 2. She added two more before the turn and three more coming in.
Creamer capped her round with consecutive birdies at the 17th and 18th.
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