Golf: Shin holds onto slim lead

HOYLAKE: South Korea’s Shin Jiyai, five shots ahead at halfway, held a three-shot lead after a third-round 71 at the weather-delayed Women’s British Open at Royal Liverpool yesterday. Australia’s Karrie Webb made the biggest charge in round three with five birdies in a 68. Shin stood on 10-under-par 206, with Webb, a three-time former winner, on seven-under-par and South Korea’s Park Inbee alone in third place on four-under after a 72 that included a double-bogey six at the 17th. Lydia Ko (76), the 15-year-old New Zealander who won the Canadian Open last month, and England’s Holly Clyburn (74) were the joint-top amateurs on three-over-par. Yani Tseng, the two-time defending champion, slipped back to four-over-par after a round of 76.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 17^th, 2012.