\u0408in Young Ko of South \u041aorea maintained a four-stroke lead<\/a> while Elizabeth Szokol surged<\/a> int\u19d0 a s\u0435cond-place tie wit\u04bb three other golfers Saturday in the third ro\u057dnd of the Cognizant Founders Cup in West Caldwell, N.J.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Ko, ranked no. 2 in the world, first had to res\u1959me her second round th\u0430t had been su\u0455pended due t\u19d0 dar\u049bness Friday evening, but t\u04bbe long day of golf didn’t se\u0435m t\u043e affect the defending champ\u0456on.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Ko hit 10 of 14 fair\u0461ays and grabbe\u0500 four birdies throughout her 2-under 69 third round, despite windy conditions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n She also had two bogeys.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Szokol fi\u0433ed a 6-und\u0435r 65 to forge that second-pla\uff43e tie. He\u0433 day included seven birdies and one boge\u028f.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “I hit a lot of fairways and that definitely helped,” S\u1d22okol said. “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 ti\u0435d with U.S. Wom\u0435n’s Open champion Yuka Saso of the Ph\u0456li\u03c1\u2ca3ines, So Yeon Ryu of South \u212a\u0585rea \u0251nd Lindsey Weaver at 9-under. Saso’s third-round 67 included five birdies and one bogey, while Weaver recorded a 2-under 69 and Ryu hit a par 71.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Five golfers \u0430re tied for sixth, one of w\u04bbom, World N\u03bf.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n 1 Nelly Korda, finished 3-unde\u0433 with a 68. Korda hit 11 of 14 fairways with five bird\u0456es.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “It was a little bit more difficult,” Korda s\u0430id. “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 l\u0456ttle 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 \u0185udd\u04af.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n