Kim 殺到するs to five-発射 lead at Pelican Women's 選手権
Not even a 穴を開ける-in-one from her closest competitor could throw Sei Young Kim off stride on Saturday at the Pelican Women's 選手権 at Pelican ゴルフ Club in Belleair, Fla.
同盟（する） McDonald, playing in the same group as Kim, 穴を開けるd in her tee 発射 on the par-3 No. 12 to pull to within a 選び出す／独身 発射 of the lead. Kim, from South Korea, 答える／応じるd by notching four straight birdies すぐに thereafter to build a five-発射 cushion 長，率いるing into Sunday's final 一連の会議、交渉／完成する.
Kim, who won the KPMG Women's PGA 選手権 in 早期に October in her last start, finished with seven birdies on the day to 地位，任命する the best 得点する／非難する／２０ of the afternoon with a 6-under 64. At 14 under for the tournament at 196, Kim 持つ／拘留するs a 相当な advantage over second-place McDonald (9 under) going into the final 一連の会議、交渉／完成する.
"She made a 穴を開ける-in-one ... I got a little bit 圧力, but I try to 焦点（を合わせる） on my game," Kim said.
"I keep 説 myself `Okay, just keep going. Yeah, keep going,'" she continued. "I hope play good each other, 料金d each other until the last 穴を開ける."
McDonald, who won her first LPGA 小旅行する 肩書を与える last month at the LPGA 運動 On 選手権, played her eighth straight 一連の会議、交渉／完成する under par dating 支援する to the final 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of the KPMG Women's PGA 選手権.
McDonald had four birdies in 新規加入 to the 穴を開ける-in-one, but also had two bogeys and a 批判的な 二塁打-bogey on the par 4 No. 8. にもかかわらず those 後退s, she was within one 一打／打撃 after 12 穴を開けるs, but Kim pulled away.
"I felt like I played really solid during that stretch. I 攻撃する，衝突する good 発射s," McDonald said. "Unfortunately, my 速度(を上げる） got a little off, 特に 16, 17, 18. For a little bit I 肉親，親類d of lost my touch with the putter.
"Yeah, Sei Young, 明白に she turned it on those last several 穴を開けるs. ... You just have to give her credit for it for sure. She definitely 延長するd her lead there."
Kim 延長するd her lead on everyone. The 部隊d Kingdom's Stephanie Meadow was third at 8 under after a t hird-一連の会議、交渉／完成する 68 on Saturday. Lydia Ko, of New Zealand, is fourth at 7 under and is seven 発射s 支援する after a 4-under 66.
In a three-way tie for fifth at 6 under are Austin Ernst (65 on Saturday), Canadian Brooke Henderson (66) and Australia's Minjee 物陰／風下 (67).
First-一連の会議、交渉／完成する leader Sophia Popov, of Germany, fell all the way 支援する to tied for 15th -- from third -- after 狙撃 a 5-over 75 on Saturday.
--Field Level マスコミ
