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Kim Young grabs a share of lead in Corning Classic
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Four out of the top seven golfers on the tourney's leaderboard hail from Asia's new golf hotbed and three of them share the same surname
AFP
, CORNING, NEW YORK
Monday, May 28, 2007, Page 18
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Kim Young of South Korea watches her tee shot on the 12th hole during the third round of the Corning Classic at the Corning Country Club on Saturday in Corning, New York. Kim is tied for the Colonial lead with Beth Bader and Paula Creamer of the US.
PHOTO: AFP
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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 eight birdies on Friday and she added another five in the third round.
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 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 best finish was a tie for fifth at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic in 2002.
An 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 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 her round with consecutive birdies at the 17th and 18th.
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