After a pedestrian second round, Lexi Thompson putted herself back into contention on Saturday. The American is now just one stroke behind Mi Hyang Lee after shooting a 5-under 66.
"I just kind of figured out a little something with my putting that worked and that helped me out today," said Thompson, per LPGA. "I didn't hit it that great off the tee today. I hit it a lot better off the tee yesterday, but I just got more putts today."
Inbee Park -- who is seeking a career Grand Slam -- made four birdies, but struggled on the back nine. Three bogeys dropped the world No. 1 to 1-under 70. She is now tied for 16th, at 2-under 211, with Michelle Wie.
Park and Wie are no longer in contention, but Morgan Pressel is confident she is. A double-bogey on the 18th dropped her to third in the leaderboard, but that won't serve as a factor in Sunday's final round.
"You know, it was stupid now, but I felt in that moment I could hit the shot and I'm still two [strokes] back going into tomorrow," said Pressel. "So I can't dwell too much on it. I think maybe in my earlier years on Tour I certainly -- it would have affected me more, I think."
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Leaderboard
Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
1 | Mi Hyang Lee | 66 | 67 | 70 | -A | -10 |
2 | Lexi Thompson | 66 | 72 | 66 | - | -9 |
T3 | Lydia Ko | 69 | 69 | 67 | - | -8 |
T3 | Morgan Pressel | 69 | 65 | 71 | - | -8 |
T5 | Amy Yang | 72 | 66 | 68 | - | -7 |
T5 | Shanshan Feng | 68 | 68 | 70 | - | -7 |
T5 | Hans Reimers | 68 | 67 | 71 | - | -7 |
T8 | Eun-Hee Ji | 67 | 73 | 67 | - | -6 |
T8 | Ilhee Lee | 71 | 67 | 69 | - | -6 |
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