CORNING, New York – Japanese rookie Mika Miyazato shot a 10-under 62 to tie South Korea’s Soo-Yun Kang for a share of the lead at the Corning Classic on Saturday.
Kang posted 65 on an amazing day of scoring. At 17-under 199, she and 19-year-old Miyazato tied the tournament record for low 54-hole total.
They were one shot ahead of 20-year-old Yani Tseng of South Korea, who also shot 10 under.
Minea Blomqvist (66) of Finland was alone at 15 under. Mikaela Parmlid (68) of Sweden, rookie Vicky Hurst (63), Katherine Hull (65) of Australia, Sandra Gal (68) of Germany, and South Koreans Na Yeon Choi (68) and Seon Hwa Lee (68) were at 14 under.
Karine Icher of France, who began the day with a four-shot lead, stumbled to a 74 and finished the day in a tie for 17th, five shots off the lead.
Eunjung Yi of South Korea made three eagles in her first five holes to become just the fifth player in US LPGA Tour history to accomplish the feat on a round.
Tseng was even better, making two eagles and four birdies on the front nine for a 28. That was just one stroke better than playing partner Natalie Gulbis (66), but it broke the tournament record of 29 set two years ago by Wendy Ward. It also made Tseng just the ninth player in US LPGA history to shoot 8 under for nine holes.
(AP)