On a leaderboard dominated by South Korean players, Hur carded a five-under-par 66 in the LPGA event at Las Colinas Country Club.
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“I’m hitting it well, I feel like I’m putting a good stroke on them”, Knight said. “I worked hard there and couldn’t control my ball”. “I still have the same mentality”. “I’ve got to go out there and I’m going to play aggressive, play smart and play committed”.
She finished the Texas Shootout at 14-under 270, defeating her compatriots Amy Yang and Hur Mi-jung by two shots. The long-hitting US Solheim Cup hero grew up in Roswell, New Mexico, and played at the University Texas-El Paso.
“It would be awesome, it would be ideal”, Piller said about the possibility of winning in front of her family and friends.
Briana Mao leads the pack of rookies at two under par after her round of 68 on moving day Saturday and is tied for twenty sixth.
“I felt like I gave myself opportunities”, Piller said. “I think today my shot was really great, I just comfortable with everything and like driver, iron, wood, everything was great”. “Then we had a tournament here three years ago and I look around, it looks pretty nice to live. So, definitely a lot of confidence going into tomorrow”.
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri completed six more holes, striking birdies on the last two, before play was called off in the weather-hit Zurich Classic, which has been reduced to a 54-hole tournament. She had posted 20 top-10 finishes before this breakthrough win.
“It’s always fun to see him and just makes those times that we have together much sweeter”, Piller said. “I felt like I played well”.
Poor weather disrupted the second round on Friday afternoon with all 70 players in the afternoon group still having to finish their rounds.
“My body feels a little bit exhausted, but we had a rest between the teeing off the third round so we recover the body conditions and everything”, Hur said.
Piller had a significantly better day than South Korean veteran Pak Se-ri, who withdrew after burning her leg with hot tea. “I am very blessed”.
“Even when I missed, I was still able to putt it”.
World No. 5 Brooke Henderson closed with a 71 to tie for 19th place at three-under, ending the 18-year-old Canadian’s run of eight consecutive of top-10 finishes.
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Lee Lopez is also one under par after her third round score of 72 one over par and is T39.
