22 Mar 2015

Ko in touch in Florida

7:38 pm on 22 March 2015

The World golf number one Lydia Ko is four shots off the lead after the third round of the latest LPGA Tour event in Arizona.

Ko carded a three under par 69, to go with her previous scores of 66 and 69, to be 12 under for the tournament in a tie for 5th.

Lydia Ko

Lydia Ko Photo: Photosport

The leader is the Korean Hyo Joo Kim by two strokes on 16 under after a scorching third round 66.

Elsewhere, Rotorua's Danny Lee has been pushed from 6th into a tie for 12th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida.

Lee shot a 3rd round one under par 71, after a sizzling 1st round 64, to be at 9 under overall.

The Swede Henrik Stenson leads by two shots at 16 under.

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