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5:55 p.m. -
Yani Tseng is one hole from capturing the 2011 LPGA State Farm Classic as she sits on her three-stroke lead with one hole to play.
Tseng stands at 21 under par, with
Cristie Kerr in the clubhouse after firing a 5-under 67 on her round.
5:15 p.m. - Defending champion
Cristie Kerr has moved within two strokes of the lead with two holes remaining in the final round of play.
Kerr birdied the 16th hole on the Panther Creek course, moving her to 18 under for the tournament.
Paula Creamer and
Brittany Lincicome sit in a tie for third place at 16 under par.
4:55 p.m. -
Cristie Kerr continues her late charge at the State Farm Classic, in hopes of repeating as champion at the LPGA event.
Kerr sits alone in second place at 17 under through 15 holes, just three strokes behind
Yani Tseng.
Brittany Lincicome just bogeyed No. 14 to fall into third place at 14 under par.
4:41 p.m. -
Cristie Kerr and
Brittany Lincicome are on the heels of leader
Yani Tseng as the leaders move closer toward the finish at the State Farm Classic.
Kerr and Lincicome, who won last week's LPGA tourney in New Jersey, sit two strokes behind Tseng in the race toward the championship.
4:23 p.m. -
Se Ri Pak has used a big final round to move herself into contention. The Hall of Famer is moved into a tie for fourth place with
Mindy Kim and
Wendy Ward, all sitting at 15 under for the tourney.
4:12 p.m. -
Yani Tseng has maintained her lead to a three-stroke advantage through 10 holes during the final round of the State Farm Classic. Tseng sits at 19 under, three shots better than
Mindy Kim,
Cristie Kerr and
Brittany Lincicome, who are locked in a three-way tie for second place.
Hall of Famer
Se Ri Pak is 4 under on the day, putting her in a tie for fifth place at 15 under par with
Wendy Ward.
Paula Creamer just dropped a stroke with a bogey on the 13th hole to fall into a tie with China's
Shanshan Feng for seventh place in tournament action.
3:51 p.m. -
Yani Tseng has extended her lead to a three-stroke advantage during the final round of the State Farm Classic. Tseng just birdied the eighth hole to get to 19 under par, three shots better than
Mindy Kim,
Cristie Kerr and
Brittany Lincicome.
Kim had pulled within one stroke of Tseng after back-to-back birdies on Nos. 5 and 6, but posted devastating bogeys on the next two holes to move her to 16 under and into a second-place logjam.
2:55 p.m. -
Mindy Kim has just birdied the par-3 fifth, getting her to 17 under par and one shot behind current leader
Yani Tseng.
Cristie Kerr maintains sole possession of third place, sitting at 16 under for the tournament.
2:12 p.m. -
Yani Tseng just opened her final round with a birdie, giving her a two-stroke edge on
Mindy Kim. This is exactly what Kim - and the field for that matter - can't afford. As I said Saturday, an early birdie barrage from Tseng and this tournament is going to be over before the leaders hit the first turn.
Kim, the two-day tournament leader, parred the first hole to keep her at 16 under par.
Cristie Kerr is 2 under for her round through three holes, putting her at 15 under and in current sole possession of third place.
1:52 p.m. -
Jane Park just closed out the current low round of the day at the State Farm Classic, chalking up a 5-under 67 en route to a four-round score of 7 under for her best performance of the 2011 campaign.
Park had a solid day off the tee, hitting 12 of 14 fairways, and needed just 25 putts to close out her near flawless round. Park carded six birdies and one bogey, giving the UCLA product a current share of 35th place as the clubhouse leaders tee off in their chase for the crown.
1:36 p.m. -
Jiyai Shin continues to make a Sunday move toward the top. Shin sits at 12 under for the tournament and 3 under on the day, currently putting her in a tie for sixth place. She opened with an eagle to start her round.
1:34 p.m. - American
Natalie Gulbis has made a steady climb up the leaderboard, moving to 10 under par after opening with at 3 under through her first seven holes.
12:50 p.m. - South Korean star
Jiyai Shin has come flying out of the box, carding an eagle on the first hole during Sunday's final round at the LPGA State Farm Classic. Shin moved herself to 11 under par as the leaders prepare to tee off on their rounds.
