Teenager Na On-min took the lead after the third round in the McDonald's LPGA Championship after she shot a dynamic seven-under-par 65 at Bulle Rock Golf Course.
The 18-year-old South Korean rookie does not even hold a full card for the LPGA Tour but she packed eight birdies into her round -- the lowest of the tournament -- and finished at 10-under 206, one ahead of Norway's Suzann Pettersen, the second-round leader who shot a 71.
Brazil's Angela Park (68) and Australia's Karrie Webb (71) were tied for third at eight-under in the second women's major of the year.
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Morgan Pressel, the 19-year-old US player who won the first major of the year at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in March, is at seven-under after a 70, while world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa sits five strokes behind.
This is only Min's sixth LPGA tournament this season, although she showed her potential with a top-five finish on her debut at the Corona Championship in Mexico in April.
"It was great. I hit 16 greens today and I'm very proud of myself," Min said.
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