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Defending champion Hannah Green of Australia
(second-round 69) and Germany's Esther Henseleit (68) are tied
for third at 6 under.
Auston Kim (71) and Denmark's Emily Kristine Pedersen (67) share
fifth place at 5 under. Tied for seventh at 4 under are Rose
Zhang (69), Thailand's Chanettee Wannasaen (73) and South
Koreans Haeran Ryu (72) and Sei Young Kim (73).
Grace Kim started her day on the back nine, and she bogeyed the
par-3 12th hole. That was her final mistake of the day. She
immediately rebounded with an eagle on the par-5 13th hole, then
birdied the par-4 14th hole, and she added three more birdies on
the front nine.
"I think majority of (the birdies) were more putting close to
the pin," Grace Kim said. "I did have one long putt that I
holed, but other than that, yeah, just got to try and keep it
close to the pins so then you have more of a chance of not
having to bump across too many bumps."
The 23-year-old said of entering the weekend with a lead, "I
think I've got to breathe a little bit. I did get a little bit
nervous on my probably back nine, so making sure I don't rush
too much and, yeah, just staying in the present probably."
Stark had a relatively steady day, making one birdie and one
bogey on the front nine, then adding consecutive birdies at Nos.
12 and 13.
"My shorter putting has been better these past two weeks," she
said. "But just I feel way more comfortable on the greens right
now. Just like from 6 through 15 feet, it's kind of where I've
taken a big step up."
Green's wild round featured six birdies and four bogeys.
Green said of returning as the defending champion, "Everyone is
coming up to me and (saying), 'Hey, champ, hey defending champ,'
which is really nice. ... Obviously I don't want to put too much
pressure on myself. The scores are not quite what I thought they
were."
Henseleit charged into contention with two sets of back-to-back
birdies on either side of her lone bogey.
--Field Level Media
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