South Korean Jiyai Shin fired a three-under-par 69 on Saturday to join American Michelle Wie atop the leaderboard after three rounds of the Canadian Women’s Open.
Shin erased a three-shot deficit and joined Wie on 10-under 206, four shots in front of Na Yeon Choi, Jee Young Lee and defending champion Suzann Pettersen of Norway.
Wie carded an even par 72 on a rainy day at the St Charles Country Club.
Taiwan’s Candie Kung shot a 69 for a seven-under 213 total, while compatriot Teresa Lu shot a 71 to be even-par 216. Further down the leaderboard, Taiwan’s Amy Hung was two-over 218 after carding a 72, while world No. 5 Yani Tseng missed the cut.
Shin’s round included five birdies and two bogeys. The 22-year-old picked up three birdies in her last six holes.
She boasts a formidable record when leading or sharing the lead going into the final round, with three victories in four attempts. If she can do it again, Shin will claim an eighth LPGA Tour victory.
“Today it was raining, so it made it really hard, very hard to play, because first my driver shot was off today, so I played really hard,but I made lots of good recoveries with the chipping and putts. I’m really happy with my score,” she said.
Shin was especially pleased with a chip on 16 to save par, when she knew that she was closing in on Wie.
Although the rain softened the course to make for better scoring conditions, the players were plagued by distracting mosquitoes on Saturday.
“Actually they tried to kill me,” Shin laughed. “It was so bad, my right arm, only my right arm almost 10 [bites],” she said. “So I tried to keep long shirts, long pants, but it doesn’t work. And put some spray, too. But it doesn’t work. They’re coming everywhere.”
Wie was a bit disappointed with her score, after failing to convert some of her birdie opportunities.
“I felt like I left a lot of putts out there. I felt like I could have made a lot of them, but hopefully tomorrow I can make all of them,” she said.
Like Shin, she said the mosquitoes were worse than the rain.
“I have to say of everything, the mosquitoes were the hardest to concentrate. They were pretty bad, but I found out they were a little better on the greens than on the fairways. They were very bad on the rough. So I’ll try to avoid that tomorrow,” she said.
South Korea’s Choi drained a 60-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to complete a 71 for 210. Lee carded a 71 and Pettersen a 72.
They were one shot in front of France’s Karine Icher (70), South Korean In-Kyung Kim (69) and Britain’s Catriona Matthew (67).
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