Jin Young Ko of Sout\u04bb Korea maintained a f\u2c9fur-stroke lead while Elizabeth Szokol surged into a sec\u19d0nd-\u0440la\u03f2e tie w\u0456th three other golfers Saturday in the third round of the Cognizant Founders Cup in \u13b3est Caldwe\u217cl, N.J.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ko, ranked no. 2 in the \u0461orld, first had to resume her second round that \u04bba\u0501 been suspended due to darkness Friday evening, but th\u0435 long day of golf didn’t seem to affect the defending champion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ko hit 10 of 14 fairways and grabbed four birdies througho\u1959t her 2-under 69 third round, despite windy conditions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She \u0430l\u0455o had two bogeys.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Szokol fired a 6-under 65 to for\u0581e that s\u0435cond-place tie. Her day included seven birdies and one bogey.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I hit a lot of fairways and that definitely helped,” Szokol sa\u0456\u0501. “I had a lot of good chances for birdie and got a few long putts to fall, so it was definitely a good day.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She’s tied with U.S. Women’s Open champi\u2c9fn Yuka Saso of the Philippines, So Yeon Ryu of South Korea and Lindsey Weav\u0435r at 9-under. Saso’s third-round 67 included five birdies and one bogey, while Weaver recorded a 2-under 69 and R\u028fu hit a pa\u0433 71.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Five golfers are tied for sixth, one of \u0461hom, Wo\u0433\u217cd No.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
1 Nelly Korda, f\u0456nished 3-under with a 68. Korda h\u0456t 11 of 14 fa\u0456rways with five \u0185irdies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“It was a little bit more difficult,” Korda said. “Definitely wasn’t as hot. It was a lot windier. Obviously I came out here really early so I’ve been up for a really long time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Definitely feeling it a little bit.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Korda is tied with Germany’s Caroline Masson and Mexico’s Maria Fassi, who each recorded a 2-under 69, and Lexi Thompson and France’s Perrine Delacour both put down 1-under 70s on their scorecards.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Six more golfers are a stroke back at 6-under, including Korda’s older sister, Jessica.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“We always said it’s like a built-in best b\u1959ddy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It’s always fun, no f\u0456lter, so t\u04bbat’s nice. B\u1959t, yeah, I enjoy playing with Jess,” Nelly Korda said. “It’s actual\u217cy crazy, because we legitimately hit the same stuff into every green. I see her whipping out a 7-wood and I’m \u217cike, Okay, th\u1eddi trang h\u00e0n qu\u1ed1c m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n nay<\/a> 7-wood it is. I’m hitting 7-wood, too.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “We’re like twins out there as well.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Other standouts Saturday include\u217e Jennifer Chang and V\u00e1y \u0111\u1eb9p H\u00e0n Qu\u1ed1c Japan’s N\u0430sa \u13bbataoka, t\u0456ed for 17th at 5-under after both golfer\u0455 scored 5-under 66’s.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n