New Zealand’s world No. 1 Lydia Ko carded a 66 and moved into a tie for the lead with South Korea’s Kim Hyo Joo (68) at 8 under.
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Ko said that after missing some victory opportunities in recent times, notably the US Open where she eventually finished third, it was important to stay focussed, especially as her wobbly back nine unfolded in windy conditions with putts not dropping.
PGA: Aaron Baddeley made a 24-foot putt on the fourth hole of a playoff with Si Woo Kim to win the Barbasol Championship, Baddeley’s first tour win in 51/2 years, at Opelika, Ala.
“It was hard to just see so many putts just slip by”, Ko said.
“Just target the middle of the green”, she said. “I’m actually having a great time out there and committing to the shot and watching the ball go where I want it to go”.
Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko is three back from the lead after the third round of the LPGA’s Marathon Classic on Ohio. When I won in 2014 I birdied the last to win by one.
“In the U.S. Open, you know, obviously really tough course last week”, said Shon. There were just so many positives to take from it.
Ariya, who trailed by four strokes heading into Sunday was delighted to get the chance to play in the play-off. “Last night it was raining so it’s a little bit softer green”, she said of her miscue.
Stacy Lewis was fifth at 11 under after a 71. Even today I had a few that were so close to going in and didn’t drop, I felt like I did leave a few out there.
Ko fired a blemish free four-under 67 to be 12 under for the tournament and tied second. Nordqvist also was 3 under after a 70. He secured a two-year exemption and a spot in the PGA Championship, July 28-31, but not the Masters.
Woo parred 18 again after Baddeley already clinched his first win since the 2011 Northern Trust Open.
The 49-year-old Toms was 4 under for the day with four holes left. He finished at 22-under 262 at Panther Creek and earned $99,000 to jump from 11th to fourth on the money list with $249,431.
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Swafford’s 63 included an eagle and eight birdies to balance a double-bogey.
