Waterloo, Ont. – Three past LPGA Tour champions have confirmed they will  join the field for the third annual Manulife Financial LPGA Classic at Grey Silo Golf Course from June 4-8, 2014.

“We are thrilled that these top golfers are returning to play in the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic,” said Marianne Harrison, President and CEO, Manulife Canada. “The tournament is heating up and we can’t wait for the same level of excitement from years past. Hope to see you there!”

Michelle Wie is one of women’s golf most recognizable faces. She turned pro just shy of her 16^th birthday and is a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour. Her most recent victory came in 2010 at the Canadian Women’s Open and she will look to recapture some of that magic she found in Canada in this year’s running of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. Wie has been in the top 16 in all six of her starts this season, most recently falling behind Lexi Thompson at the Kraft Nabisco Championship for second place. She currently sits 24^th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

Two-time LPGA Tour winner Lydia Ko is still looking to capture her first LPGA victory as a member of the Tour. Ko won both the 2012 and 2013 Canadian Women’s Open, as an amateur and non-member. Ko turned professional in October 2013 and was granted membership for the 2014 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan. Two months after turning professional, Ko won her first event as a pro at the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour (KLPGA). Currently, Ko sits in the number four spot in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

Natalie Gulbis leapt into the media spotlight in 2005 as one of the most popular female golfers in the United States. Her popularity hasn’t lost any steam over the years as Gulbis has an impressive 189,000 followers on Twitter, and proudly supports the Boys & Girls Club of America. In 2013, Gulbis competed in 20 events, making 17 cuts with one top-10 finish. Gulbis recorded a season-best tie for ninth at the RICOH Women’s British Open, and currently sits 131 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

“We have the best fans in the world; they are dedicated, and extremely supportive,” Richard Kuypers, Manulife Financial LPGA Classic Tournament Director. “Michelle, Lydia, and Natalie are scheduled to compete in Waterloo. Our fans will have a lot to cheer for in 2014!”

For more information, including ticketing and volunteer opportunities, visit www.manulifeclassic.ca.

Canadian Pacific has named LPGA Tour veteran Lorie Kane as its ambassador for the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.

Kane will represent CP and the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open over the course of the railroad’s three-year partnership with Golf Canada as title sponsor of Canada’s National Women’s Open Championship.

“I’m thrilled to be working with Lorie again,” said E. Hunter Harrison, CEO of Canadian Pacific. “Lorie has been an outstanding ambassador for Canadian golf throughout her accomplished career and she will continue to have a positive impact on our sport and the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. We are overjoyed to have her join the CP family.”

Now in her 19^th season on the LPGA Tour, Kane has established a reputation as one of the most well-liked and consistent players in the game. She has four career victories, accumulated 99 Top-10 finishes, and currently sits 23^rd on the Career Money List with nearly $7-million in earnings. Off the course, she was named a recipient of the Order of Canada in 2006 and was selected as a torch bearer for the 2010 Winter Olympic Torch Relay – both honours in recognition of her outstanding contributions to Canadian sport and the community.

“It is truly a privilege to be chosen as the golf ambassador for Canadian Pacific,” said Kane. “I look forward to working with Hunter and everyone at CP to promote golf in Canada and raise important funds in communities across our great country.”

The inaugural Canadian Pacific Women’s Open is scheduled for August 18-24, 2014 at the London Hunt and Country Club in London, Ont. For tickets, corporate hospitality and volunteer information visit www.cpwomensopen.com or call 1-866-571-5742.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Lexi Thompson left Michelle Wie behind Sunday – off the tee and on the leaderboard in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

The 19-year-old Thompson closed with a bogey-free 4-under 68 at Mission Hills for a three-stroke victory over Wie. Thompson birdied four of the first nine holes to open a five-stroke lead and parred the final nine.

Wie birdied the final hole for a 71. She used her driver only four times, choosing to hit fairway-metal stingers on the other 10 driving holes – leaving her as much as 60 yards behind Thompson. When both hit 3-woods, Thompson also had the advantage.

Thompson became the second-youngest major winner in LPGA Tour history at 19 years, 1 month, 27 days. Morgan Pressel set the record in her 2007 victory at Mission Hills at 18 years, 10 months, 9 days.

Thompson finished at 14-under 274 for her fourth LPGA Tour victory. She opened with a 73, shot a tournament-best 64 on Friday and had a 69 on Saturday to tie for the lead with Wie at 10 under. The 6-foot Florida player had only one bogey – when she missed a 3-footer on the par-5 18th Saturday – in her last 55 holes.

Thompson won the 2011 Navistar LPGA in Alabama at 16 to become the youngest winner in tour history, a mark broken by Lydia Ko in the 2012 Canadian Women’s Open. Last year, Thompson won the LPGA Malaysia and Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

The 24-year-old Wie made her 12th start in the event. She was ninth in 2003 at age 13, fourth the following year and tied for third at 16 in 2006. She also was sixth in 2011.

Wie has two tour victories, winning the 2009 Lorena Ochoa Invitational and 2010 Canadian Women’s Open. She has been in the top 16 in all six of her starts this season.

Thompson hammered a drive 40 yards past Wie’s 3-wood on the par-4 opening hole and took the lead with a 15-foot birdie putt. Wie pulled even with a birdie on the par-5 second, chipping to 1 1/2 feet after leaving her second shot just short of the green.

Wie bogeyed the par-4 third, missing from 6 feet after a short chip.

Thompson birdied Nos. 4 and 5. She hit a 3-wood 30 yards past Wie’s 3-wood and made a 12-foot putt on the par-4 fourth, and holed a 5-footer on the par-3 fifth.

Thompson picked up another stroke on the par-3 eighth when Wie missed a 2-foot par putt, and pushed her lead to five with an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-5 ninth.

Wie birdied the first two holes where she used her driver, hitting it past Thompson on the par-5 second and 11th. Wie also hit driver on the par-4 13th, setting up a wedge that she hit to 4 feet. But she left the birdie putt short to remain four strokes back.

She cut it to three on the par-3 14th, holing a 12-footer, but dropped a stroke after hitting well right on the par-3 17th.

Stacy Lewis, the 2011 winner, had a 67 to finish third at 7 under. Cristie Kerr and Se Ri Pak tied for fourth at 6 under. Kerr shot 72, and Pak had a 72.

Team Canada’s Brooke Henderson shot a 2-over par 74 Sunday. The 16-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont. tied for 26th with two others at 1-over 289. She’s currently ranked 6th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, but expect the defending Canadian Women’s Amateur Champion to jump a spot or two next week.

Notes of encouragement for Henderson came in from across the Twitterverse. Here is a brief sampling…

@TheGolfCanada Brooke Henderson @GAOGolf #incredibleperformance #veryproud

— Steve Carroll (@stevecarrollGAO) April 6, 2014

Fantastic day for #BrookeHenderson and so proud of our female Canadian golf star!!! #golf @TheGolfCanada @PGATOURCanada #futurewinner @LPGA

— JEN_M (@savagecookie) April 7, 2014

Congratulations to Brooke Henderson on a great performance! @TheGolfCanada #proud #incredibleperformance #lpgamajor

— Kathy St-Germain (@ckstgermain) April 7, 2014

Minjee Lee, the 17-year-old Australian who tops the World Amateur Golf Ranking, was low amateur. She closed with a 72 to tie for 24th at even par.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson topped the Kraft Nabisco leaderboard, setting up a possible final-round showdown the LPGA Tour has been waiting for.

The 24-year-old Wie shot a bogey-free 4-under 68 on Saturday to match Thomson at 10-under 206 at Mission Hills in the first major championship of the year.

The 19-year-old Thompson settled for a 69 after driving into a fairway bunker and missing a 3-foot par putt on the par-5 18th. She also missed two short birdie putts.

Charley Hull, the Englishwoman who turned 18 last month, was two strokes back along with five-time major champion Se Ri Pak. Hull birdied the 18th for a 66, the best round of the day in perfect afternoon conditions in the Coachella Valley. Pak shot 71.

Brooke Henderson shot a bogey-free 2-under par 70 Saturday to sit tied for 19th at 1-under 215 heading into the final round. The 16-year-old Smiths Falls, Ont. native is playing her second LPGA Tour major, having previously made the cut at the 2013 U.S. Women’s Open where she tied for 59th. The Team Canada member is also the defending Canadian Women’s Amateur Champion.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Lexi Thompson found a putting touch to match her power game Friday in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

The 19-year-old Thompson, already a three-time winner on the LPGA Tour, shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 at Mission Hills for a share of the lead with Se Ri Pak.

“This is my favorite tournament of the year,” Thompson said. “It’s so beautiful, like really nice weather, and the fans are amazing.”

Thompson had only 25 putts after taking 35 in a first-round 73.

“I just had a little bit of speed issues yesterday,” Thompson said. “I didn’t really commit to my lines and I came up short a lot. I just went out today and picked my line and sped up my tempo a little bit and went up to it and said, `I’m going to knock it in.'”

Pak birdied the final hole for a 70 to match Thompson at 7-under 137 in the first major championship of the year. The 36-year-old South Korean player won the last of her five major titles in 2006 and has 25 LPGA Tour victories.

“Everything has just been really solid,” Pak said. “I kept it fairways, greens, always the goal every hole. I had a lot of opportunities, but putting is not as good as yesterday. Still, just really smooth, solid round. I’m really happy about the way I finished.”

Michelle Wie was a stroke back after a 71.

“I’m really excited,” Wie said. “It’s fun being near the top of the leaderboard. But try not to look forward too much. It’s a long way `til Sunday.”

Thompson birdied eight of the last 13 holes after opening with five pars.

“I was just trying to stay in the moment and focus on each shot, not really think about what I was shooting,” Thompson said. “I had the same confidence over every shot, just committing to my line and just being confident.”

She made a 20-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-3 17th – her eighth hole – and two-putted for birdie after reaching the par-5 18th in two.

Thompson holed a breaking 30-foot birdie putt on the par-4 first, made a 4-footer on the par-4 third and ran in a 20-foot putt on the par-4 fourth after slashing out from under a tree in the left rough. She added an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 seventh and closed with a 10-footer on the par-5 ninth after hitting into the greenside bunker in two.

“I’m really comfortable with the golf course,” Thompson said. “I get to hit a lot of drivers, so I just aim up the right side and hit my little draw.”

Wie opened with a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th, and dropped a stroke on the par 13th after driving behind a tree in the right rough. She had a three-putt par on 18 – missing a 3-footer – after reaching the water-guarded green in two.

“It felt good to start off with a birdie,” Wie said. “After that, really just couldn’t get anything going. … But it felt good. Par is a good score out here.”

On the par-5 second, she made a 25-foot birdie putt after hitting a snap hook off the tee. Instead of going out of bounds, the ball hit a tree and ricocheted into the fairway.

“It was a pretty lucky shot,” Wie said. “I thought it was for sure OB.”

First-round leader Shanshan Feng bogeyed the final two holes for a 73 to drop into a tie for fourth with Cristie Kerr at 5 under. Kerr had a 70.

Thompson, Pak and Wie played in calm morning conditions, while the breeze picked up as Feng and Kerr finished their afternoon rounds on the overcast day.

“The wind kind of picked up, so it was actually tougher playing compared to yesterday,” Feng said. “I think I actually did pretty well. I did make two bogeys coming in, but I was still concentrating, and it just happens. Sometimes you make good strokes and they don’t fall on this course. I’m still positive.”

Anna Nordqvist, the winner in Thailand in February and Carlsbad last week, was tied for sixth at 4 under after a 69. Playing partner Stacy Lewis, the 2011 champion, had a 70 to join 16-year-old Lydia Ko and Hall of Famer Karrie Webb at 1 under. Ko and Webb, a two-time winner this year, also shot 70.

Defending champion Inbee Park was even par after a 70.

Team Canada’s Brooke Henderson carded a 4-under 68 to climb 46 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 36th at 1 over par. The 16-year-old Smiths Falls, Ont. native had just one blemish on her second-round scorecard – a bogey on the par 4 16th.

Brooke Henderson

Toronto’s Rebecca Lee-Bentham failed to qualify for weekend action. The former Team Canada member shot an even-par 72 Friday to finish 8 over, tying for 92nd.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Michelle Wie let a couple of shots slip away late Thursday afternoon in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, leaving her a shot behind Shanshan Feng.

Tied for the lead after playing a four-hole stretch in 5 under, Wie lipped out a 3-foot par putt on the par-3 17th, then settled for par and a 5-under 67 after her wedge approach released long on the par-5 18th.

“I’ll take it,” Wie said. “I’ll take a 67 here.”

Feng shot a 66 in perfect morning conditions at Mission Hills in the first major championship of the year. The 24-year-old Chinese player had seven birdies and a bogey.

“This morning, it was playing easier because there was no wind,” Feng said. “The pin positions weren’t that hard. We actually had a lot of birdie chances.”

Se Ri Pak birdied her final hole to match Wie at 67. The 36-year-old Pak won the last of her five major titles in 2006.

“Just a solid round,” Pak said. “The greens got a little firmer, but I got pretty good distance control.”

Angel Yin, a 15-year-old high school freshman from the Los Angeles suburb of Arcadia, was another stroke back at 68 with Amy Yang.

Wie birdied the par-5 ninth and par-4 10th, made a 25-foot eagle putt on the par-5 11th and moved into a tie for the lead with a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 12th. She got up-and-down for par from near a steep face in a bunker on the par-4 15th, hitting to 1 1/2 feet with her left foot almost 2 feet above her right.

“I think Duncan (French, her caddie) and I did a really good job of course management,” Wie said. “Just was aggressive on the holes I needed to be and conservative on the other holes.”

Wie is making her 12th start in the tournament. She was ninth in 2003 at age 13, fourth the following year and tied for third at 16 in 2006.

“I think when you’re younger you’re kind of fearless,” Wie said. “You don’t know what failure is.”

Wie has two LPGA Tour victories, winning the 2009 Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico and the 2010 Canadian Women’s Open. She has been in the top 16 in all five of her starts this year, finishing a season-best fourth in Thailand.

“I’m so grateful to have rounds like these,” Wie said.

Feng won the 2012 LPGA Championship to become the tour’s first Chinese winner and had two victories late last year. She tied for 16th last week in the Kia Classic.

“The beginning of this year I was kind of a little lost because I lost a little weight and my swing kind of changed a little,” Feng said. “I wasn’t swinging very comfortably.”

Paired with 58-year-old Hall of Famer Amy Alcott, Feng rebounded from a bogey on 15 with a birdie on par-4 16th and closed with two pars.

“She was actually encouraging me,” Feng said about Alcott. “Like I made a bogey on 15, and she was like, `OK, let’s make two birdies back in the last three holes.’ I was like, `Yes, ma’am.’ Then I only made one.”

Alcott shot an 81 in her 36th start in the event she won in 1983, 1988 and 1991. In 1988, she became the first player to take the now-traditional victory leap into Poppie’s Pond.

“She was very sweet starting off and we were talkative,” Alcott said. “She hits it very solid. Just a very, very talented young player. I was very impressed with her putting and just her overall game, just how she managed herself on the golf course.”

Anna Nordqvist, the winner last week in Carlsbad for her second victory of the year, opened with a 71. Playing partner Stacy Lewis, the 2011 winner, had a 73. She struggled off the tee, hitting drives to the right.

“The good thing is I’m hitting my irons well and hitting some good putts,” Lewis said. “If I can straighten out my driver I’ll be right there.”

Sixteen-year-old Lydia Ko also shot 73.

“I didn’t hit my driver that well,” Ko said.

Karrie Webb, also a two-time winner this year, was in the group at 73, and defending champion Inbee Park had a 74. Park is struggling with her putting after dominating on the greens last year when she swept the first three majors and won six times.

“The opportunities I had, I didn’t make the putts,” Park said.

Yin was asked if there was a player she wanted to meet, but was too shy to approach.

“Michelle Wie,” Yin said. “If she sat next to me and said `Hi’ to me, I’d probably run.”

The 24-year-old Wie laughed when told about Yin’s response.

“It’s crazy. It’s pretty insane,” Wie said. “These girls are starting to make me feel really old.”

Sixteen-year-old Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont. opened with a 5-over 77 and is tied for 82nd.

Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Toronto carded an 8-over 80 and is tied for 105th.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Canadian Women’s Amateur Champion Brooke Henderson is a little less starstruck as she prepares for her second career appearance at an LPGA Tour major event.

The 16-year-old student from Smith Falls, Ont., says she has more tour experience now than when she competed at the 2013 Women’s U.S. Open, where she made the cut but finished tied for 59th.

Her first major appearance came in just her second career tour event. Henderson will be a little more relaxed at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, which begins Thursday at Mission Hills Country Club.

“This will be my fifth (tour event), so it’s just a lot more comfortable being around the big stars,” she said Wednesday on a conference call. “They know me a little bit better and call me by name, which is pretty cool.

“My nerves have calmed down a little bit and I know what to expect, where I was a little unsure in the beginning at the U.S. Open.”

Click here to listen to the entire conference call

The event comes with a US$300,000 first prize and $2-million total purse although as an amateur, that doesn’t matter to Henderson. She’s one of 10 amateurs invited to compete.

Henderson, the sixth-ranked women’s amateur golfer in the world, will be joined by 22-year-old pro Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Toronto, the only other Canadian in the field.

Henderson has yet to finish high school but has already verbally committed to a scholarship at the University of Florida. She hopes to crack the top three in the world amateur rankings by the end of the summer.

Older sister Brittany will caddy for her at Mission Hills, as she did at the U.S. Open. Henderson credits her sister, who’s also a golfer, for being a role model.

“I grew up watching her play and wanted to be exactly like her,” she said. “I used to follow her around at tournaments … she knows my game very well.”

Henderson is also a member of Team Canada.

Several Canadian golf journalists took to Twitter during and following the teleconference, where they commended Henderson for her calm demeanor during the call… Among other things.

A great job by 16 y/o Brooke Henderson #twitterlessbrooke in her first national media teleconference – handling media questions like a pro

— Scott MacLeod (@Flagstick) April 2, 2014

Teen golfer Brooke Henderson does teleconference from LPGA event in Calif. Says it’s “pretty cool” that some stars know her by name. #golf — Gord Holder (@HolderGord) April 2, 2014

Can’t tell you how impressed I am with the answers Brooke Henderson is giving the national media right now…. @KraigKann would love it.

— Rick Young (@RickSCOREGolf) April 2, 2014

@TheGolfCanada @RickSCOREGolf @KraigKann Consistently shows her maturity can’t be found by looking at her birthdate. #classact

— Mark Donaldson (@TruthBombGolf) April 2, 2014

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Second-ranked Suzann Pettersen withdrew from the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Tuesday because of an aggravated disk in her back.

The Norwegian also withdrew last week before the Kia Classic in Carlsbad.

She released a statement through the LPGA Tour, saying: “I dearly love this event and would do anything to play. At this point, I just need to be smart and not make a bad situation worse.”

Pettersen also missed the season-opening event in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. She won four times last season and has 14 career LPGA Tour victories, including the Canadian Women’s Open.

The Kraft Nabisco, the first major championship of the season, begins Thursday at Mission Hills. Pettersen tied for third last year.

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Anna Nordqvist rallied to win the Kia Classic on Sunday at Aviara for her second victory in her last four LPGA Tour starts.

Two strokes behind leaders Cristie Kerr and Lizette Salas entering the round, Nordqvist closed with her second straight 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Salas.

“I’m very excited. I still can’t believe it,” Nordqvist said. “I was a couple of shots back going into today, but this morning I told myself to give it a shot and I ended up making quite of bit of birdies out there. I’m very excited to have two wins this season.”

The 26-year-old Swede won the LPGA Thailand last month to end a five-year victory drought, holding off top-ranked Inbee Park. In 2009, Nordqvist won the LPGA Championship and LPGA Tour Championship.

Projected to jump from 16th to ninth in the world, Nordqvist finished at 13-under 275 and earned $255,000. She two-putted for par on the par-4 18th, holing a 2-footer.

“My hands were shaking a little, I’m not going to lie,” Nordqvist said. “You never know with the sun setting you see every little spike mark. So I tried not to focus on that and see the hole.”

The Kraft Nabisco, the first major tournament of the year, is next week in Rancho Mirage.

“I really love the majors,” Nordqvist said. “It’s a tougher set up on course and I feel more pressure, more spotlight on the tournament and I like that. I like the test and it seems like it is going to be pretty windy next week which will make it tougher. I’m very happy with the way I’m playing and can’t wait to tee it up.”

Salas birdied the 18th for a 70.

“I’m going to put this in the back of my mind, but know I can make putts down the stretch,” Salas said.

The former Southern California player is winless on the LPGA Tour.

“Obviously, I can’t control what Anna does,” she said. “She’s been playing awesome this year and already had a win, congrats to her. That’s just golf. Sometimes things go your way and sometimes they don’t. Luckily, I finished with a birdie on a good note, and off to the Kraft.'”`

Nordqvist changed equipment and started working with instructor Jorje Parada during the offseason after considering leaving the tour.

The former Arizona State player made a short birdie putt on the par-4 first hole and added birdies on the par-5 eighth and par-4 ninth to make the turn at 11 under. She also birdied the par-4 13th, par-3 14th and par-4 16th before dropping a stroke on the par-5 17th.

Lexi Thompson was third at 11 under after a 68, and Chella Choi was another stroke back after a 69. Kerr closed with a 73 to finish fifth at 9 under.

Park, preparing for her title defense next week at Mission Hills, had a 68 to join third-ranked Stacy Lewis (71), Se Ri Pak (69) and Eun-Hee Ji (71) at 8 under.

Dori Carter, the 244th-ranked player who shot a course-record 64 on Friday, finished with a 73 to tie for 10th at 7 under. Michelle Wie had a 70 to tie for 16th at 5 under.

Laura Diaz had a hole-in-one for the second straight day to become the second player in LPGA Tour history to make two aces in a tournament.

Diaz aced the par-3 third hole Saturday in the third round, then holed out on the par-3 sixth on Sunday – a shot she followed with an eagle on the par-4 seventh. She also had an eagle Saturday on the par-5 fifth.

Jenny Lidback is the only other player with two aces in an event, accomplishing the feat in the 1997 Tournament of Champions.

Diaz used a 6-iron Sunday on the 157-yard sixth.

“I was trying to hit it a little left to right high and take a little bit off of it,” Diaz said. “And, yeah, I did it. It went in.”

On the eagle on No. 7, she holed out from 122 yards with a 50-degree wedge, the club she used to hole out twice Saturday. She’s the first tour player to follow an ace with an eagle on the next hole

The 38-year-old Diaz shot 2-under 70 in each round to finish at 2 under.

Toronto’s Rebecca Lee-Bentham finished at 3-over 291 and tied for 61st.

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Cristie Kerr made a 55-foot par-saving putt after hitting her final approach into the water Saturday at Aviara, giving her a share of the lead with Lizette Salas after the third round of the Kia Classic.

Kerr finished with a 2-under 70 to match Salas at 10-under 206. After dropping a stroke on the par-5 17th, Kerr holed out from the edge of the green on the par-4 18th after taking a penalty drop.

Salas, the former Southern California player from Azusa, had a 69. She birdied the par-5 17th for a share of the lead and matched Kerr with a par on the last

Kerr won the Kingsmill Championship last year for her 16th LPGA Tour title.

Dori Carter, the second-round leader after a course-record 64, had a 74 to drop into a tie for third at 8 under with Thailand winner Anna Nordqvist, Ayako Uehara and Shanshan Feng. Nordqvist and Uehara shot 67, and Feng had a 69.

Third-ranked Stacy Lewis was 7 under after a 73.

Toronto’s Rebecca Lee-Bentham shot a 1-over 73 Saturday. She’s tied for 59th at 1-over 217.