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**truebluefan** · 12-01-2007, 07:18 PM

DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. , Nov. 30, 2007 – For the third straight day, LPGA Tour rookie Jane Park and 10-year Tour veteran Kelli Kuehne are atop the leaderboard at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. Park (65-70-71=206, -10) holds the third-round lead following a 1-under-par 71 on Friday, two-strokes ahead of Kuehne (67-71-70=208, -8), who carded a 2-under-par 70.

The 90-hole tournament is staged at LPGA International, where 137 players play the Champions and Legends courses twice, hoping to be among the top-70 to advance to Sunday. After Sunday's final round, the top-17 finishers will earn exempt status for the 2008 Tour season, while the next 35 will earn conditional status.

Park, who jumped out to an early lead on Wednesday following a first-round 65, has led after each of the first three rounds. Playing the Champions Course on Friday, she registered birdies on hole seven, a 377-yard par-4 and hole 18, a 395-yard par-4. The lone blemish on her card came on hole 14, a par-3, where she made bogey.

“Once I sank my last putt, I realized how cold it was. Each hole was literally playing 20 yards longer,” Park said, hinting at the windy and wet conditions that players faced on Friday. “I hit 5-iron into greens I was hitting 9-iron into yesterday. It was much tougher and didn't really allow us to attack. I was very pleased with my round and pleased to be under par, again.”

Kuehne, who has been in second place following each of the first three rounds, carded a 2-under-par 70 in the third round. The 1999 LPGA Corning Classic champion made the turn at 1-under-par for the day on the Champions Course following a birdie on the third hole, a 179-yard par-3. She recorded birdies on hole 10, a 338-yard par-4 and hole 13, a 533-yard par-5, before a bogey on hole 15 set her back to 2-under 70 for the day.

“I played well and gave myself opportunities. I hit it close and, if I didn't make it, I was able to tap it in,” Kuehne said. “It was definitely longer and we played into the wind more, but I was hitting it well enough and my shots were on-line. I just want to take it one day at a time, make pars and post rounds under par.

Columbia's Carolina Llano (69-71-69=209, -7) fired a 3-under-par 69 on Friday to move into solo third place, while four players – Nicole Hage, Liz Janangelo, Hannah Jun and Meredith Duncan – are tied for fourth place at 5-under-par 211.

Two golfers recorded holes-in-one on Friday: Michelle Ellis aced the sixth hole on the Champions Course with a 7-iron from 140 yards, and Shayna Miyajima, of Hawaii, hit a 19-degree rescue from 174 yards to ace hole 12 on the Legends Course.

The players have been split between LPGA International Champions and Legends courses and will be repaired by scores for the fourth round based on the course they started on the first round.

Two LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournaments in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and Venice, Fla., were held to help determine the field for the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. The top-30 finishers and ties from each sectional—31 from Rancho Mirage; 34 from Venice—advanced to the final stage and join 62 current LPGA Tour members, who are trying to improve or retain their playing status for 2008. The field is completed by the eligible players who finished sixth through 15th on the final 2007 Duramed Futures Tour money list.

Consistent with the LPGA's history of showcasing the very best players from around the world, the 137-player field features 62 international players from 22 countries outside the United States. South Korea is represented by the most international players with 16, followed by Australia (10), Sweden (5) Canada (4) and Thailand (4). Remaining countries represented include England (3), South Africa (2), Spain (2); and one player represents each of the following countries: Argentina; China; France; India; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; Paraguay; Russia; Scotland; Taiwan; and Venezuela.

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truebluefan Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,277 Credits: 1,007,137.89 Blog Entries: 39	Park holds two-stroke lead at LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. , Nov. 30, 2007 – For the third straight day, LPGA Tour rookie Jane Park and 10-year Tour veteran Kelli Kuehne are atop the leaderboard at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. Park (65-70-71=206, -10) holds the third-round lead following a 1-under-par 71 on Friday, two-strokes ahead of Kuehne (67-71-70=208, -8), who carded a 2-under-par 70. The 90-hole tournament is staged at LPGA International, where 137 players play the Champions and Legends courses twice, hoping to be among the top-70 to advance to Sunday. After Sunday's final round, the top-17 finishers will earn exempt status for the 2008 Tour season, while the next 35 will earn conditional status. Park, who jumped out to an early lead on Wednesday following a first-round 65, has led after each of the first three rounds. Playing the Champions Course on Friday, she registered birdies on hole seven, a 377-yard par-4 and hole 18, a 395-yard par-4. The lone blemish on her card came on hole 14, a par-3, where she made bogey. “Once I sank my last putt, I realized how cold it was. Each hole was literally playing 20 yards longer,” Park said, hinting at the windy and wet conditions that players faced on Friday. “I hit 5-iron into greens I was hitting 9-iron into yesterday. It was much tougher and didn't really allow us to attack. I was very pleased with my round and pleased to be under par, again.” Kuehne, who has been in second place following each of the first three rounds, carded a 2-under-par 70 in the third round. The 1999 LPGA Corning Classic champion made the turn at 1-under-par for the day on the Champions Course following a birdie on the third hole, a 179-yard par-3. She recorded birdies on hole 10, a 338-yard par-4 and hole 13, a 533-yard par-5, before a bogey on hole 15 set her back to 2-under 70 for the day. “I played well and gave myself opportunities. I hit it close and, if I didn't make it, I was able to tap it in,” Kuehne said. “It was definitely longer and we played into the wind more, but I was hitting it well enough and my shots were on-line. I just want to take it one day at a time, make pars and post rounds under par. Columbia's Carolina Llano (69-71-69=209, -7) fired a 3-under-par 69 on Friday to move into solo third place, while four players – Nicole Hage, Liz Janangelo, Hannah Jun and Meredith Duncan – are tied for fourth place at 5-under-par 211. Two golfers recorded holes-in-one on Friday: Michelle Ellis aced the sixth hole on the Champions Course with a 7-iron from 140 yards, and Shayna Miyajima, of Hawaii, hit a 19-degree rescue from 174 yards to ace hole 12 on the Legends Course. The players have been split between LPGA International Champions and Legends courses and will be repaired by scores for the fourth round based on the course they started on the first round. Two LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournaments in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and Venice, Fla., were held to help determine the field for the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. The top-30 finishers and ties from each sectional—31 from Rancho Mirage; 34 from Venice—advanced to the final stage and join 62 current LPGA Tour members, who are trying to improve or retain their playing status for 2008. The field is completed by the eligible players who finished sixth through 15th on the final 2007 Duramed Futures Tour money list. Consistent with the LPGA's history of showcasing the very best players from around the world, the 137-player field features 62 international players from 22 countries outside the United States. South Korea is represented by the most international players with 16, followed by Australia (10), Sweden (5) Canada (4) and Thailand (4). Remaining countries represented include England (3), South Africa (2), Spain (2); and one player represents each of the following countries: Argentina; China; France; India; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; Paraguay; Russia; Scotland; Taiwan; and Venezuela. __________________ NCAA Div I basketball, Preseason NIT, Legends Classic, Puerto Rico Tip-Off, U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, Maui Invitational, Chicago Challenge Invite, Great Alaska Shootout, Anaheim Classic, Global Sports Classic,South Padre Island Tournament. D League Basketball King Of The Cage: Anticipation Nov 26 Paul Williams vs Verno Phillips Nov 29 Thanksgiving Day Football

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