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Pettersen leads Uribe by one shot in Ontario

Published 06/06/2015, 08:56 PM
Updated 06/06/2015, 09:04 PM
© Reuters. Pettersen of Norway hits from the fifth tee during the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic women's golf tournament in Waterloo

(Reuters) - Suzann Pettersen saved par after a deft bunker shot at the final hole to hold a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Manulife LPGA Classic in Ontario on Saturday.

She carded a six-under-par 66 on the Whistle Bear course in Cambridge to move within sight of a 15th LPGA title and her first since 2013.

But the 34-year-old Norwegian will not be planning her victory speech just yet, not with two classy players breathing down her neck on a course that is yielding heaps of birdies.

Colombian Mariajo Uribe (67) is just one stroke behind, while veteran American Cristie Kerr (67) trails by two after draining a 20-foot birdie putt from off the putting surface at the final hole.

Pettersen got off to a rousing start with birdies at the first three holes and she picked up all of her shots in the first 11 holes to finish with a 19-under total of 197.

"I got off to a fantastic start today, everything went my way at the start (but) it kind of dried up a little bit towards the end," the former world number two told reporters.

"Overall very happy and in a good position, but there's a job to be done tomorrow."

Whatever the outcome, her game is rounding into form at an ideal time heading into a major next week, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Westchester, New York.

Uribe, the 2007 U.S. Amateur champion, has not won an official LPGA event and knows that only a victory on Sunday will make news back home.

"In Colombia they only follow soccer really," she said. "The only way I can make it to the TV in prime-time is if I win.

"Top 10 is not good enough for them.

"I'm a pretty aggressive player, so I didn't have to change my strategy here. I feel really confident right now. My driver's pretty straight."

© Reuters. Pettersen of Norway hits from the fifth tee during the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic women's golf tournament in Waterloo

Kerr, meanwhile, has won 17 LPGA events, including a U.S. Women's Open, so she knows what it takes to get the job done.

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