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Park In-bee takes 3-shot lead at Kraft Nabisco

By Korea Herald

Published : April 7, 2013 - 19:01

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Korea’s Park In-bee tees off on the third hole on Saturday. (AFP-Yonhap News) Korea’s Park In-bee tees off on the third hole on Saturday. (AFP-Yonhap News)
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (AP) ― Park In-bee opened a three-stroke lead in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, twice hitting to 2 1/2 feet to set up back-nine birdies in a bogey-free round.

The 24-year-old South Korean shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to reach 12 under at Mission Hills, putting her in position for her second major title and second victory of the year.

She won the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open and added her fourth LPGA Tour title in February in Thailand.

Lizette Salas, a stroke behind Park entering the round, had a 69 to remain second.

Horschel on top in Texas

SAN ANTONIO (AP) ― Billy Horschel was confident about his chances of staying on top at the Texas Open after taking the second-round lead.

The relatively unknown up-and-comer lived up to his words on Saturday, holding off an experienced leaderboard to shoot a 2-under 70 and take a two-shot lead entering the final round.

Horschel finished second at last week’s Houston Open, and he extended his PGA Tour-best streak of consecutive cuts made to 21 this week.