Natalie Gulbis struck a seven-under-par 65 to move into a three-way tie for the lead after the third round of the LPGA Titleholders Championship in Naples, Florida.
The 30-year-old American opened her round with a bogey but was faultless thereafter, compiling eight birdies to move onto 11 under par overall, alongside compatriot Gerina Piller and Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum, both of whom shot 67.
For the second day in a row, Piller made five birdies in an unblemished round. The 28-year-old has not made a bogey in 41 holes.
Phatlum was also flawless on Saturday and came to life after approaching the turn on one under her round. But birdies at the 10th, 12, 13 and 17th ensured she would be in a share of the lead overnight.
The round of the day came from Stacy Lewis, who is one of four players in a tie for fourth two shots behind the leaders.
Lewis came into Saturday on level par after her first two rounds, but an eagle at the third was the catalyst for a superb nine-under-par 63, which included six birdies in seven holes from the 11th hole.
She now sits alongside fellow American Lexi Thompson, Germany's Sandra Gal and Shanshan Feng of China.
Collated third-round scores:
(USA unless stated, par 72):
| 205 |
Gerina
Piller
|
71 67 67 |
| Pornanong Phatlum (Tha) | 70 68 67 | |
| Natalie Gulbis | 70 70 65 | |
| 207 |
Lexi
Thompson
|
66 74 67 |
| Sandra Gal (Ger) | 64 69 74 | |
| Stacy Lewis | 71 73 63 | |
| Shanshan Feng (Chn) | 66 74 67 | |
| 208 |
Michelle
Wie
|
72 70 66 |
| 209 |
Sun Young Yoo (Kor)
|
68 68 73 |
| Azahara Munoz (Spa) | 72 68 69 | |
| Cristie Kerr | 69 69 71 | |
| Inbee Park (Kor) | 68 72 69 | |
| 210 |
So
yeon Ryu (Kor)
|
70 71 69 |
| Amy Yang (Kor) | 73 68 69 | |
| Jennifer Johnson | 71 69 70 | |
| 211 |
Sandra
Changkija
|
67 74 70 |
| Mika Miyazato (Jpn) | 70 73 68 | |
| Meena Lee (Kor) | 69 72 70 | |
| Hee Young Park (Kor) | 69 70 72 | |
| 212 |
Chella
Choi (Kor)
|
71 70 71 |
| Karrie Webb (Aus) | 70 73 69 | |
| Angela Stanford | 74 69 69 | |
| Ayako Uehara (Jpn) | 69 72 71 | |
| 213 |
Morgan
Pressel
|
71 68 74 |
| 214 |
Jane
Park
|
68 77 69 |
| Cindy Lacrosse | 69 76 69 | |
| Anna Nordqvist (Swe) | 66 73 75 | |
| Lydia Ko (Nzl) | 71 71 72 | |
| Brittany Lang | 68 76 70 | |
| 215 |
Na
Yeon Choi (Kor)
|
71 74 70 |
| Il-Hee Lee (Kor) | 69 77 69 | |
| Jessica Korda | 74 72 69 | |
| Mo Martin | 69 72 74 | |
| Suzann Pettersen (Nor) | 72 72 71 | |
| 216 |
Rebecca
Lee-bentham (Can)
|
65 76 75 |
| Jenny Shin | 73 72 71 | |
| In Kyung Kim (Kor) | 72 74 70 | |
| Moriya Jutanugarn (Tha) | 70 72 74 | |
| 218 |
Catriona
Matthew (Sco)
|
70 73 75 |
| Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) | 72 75 71 | |
| Lizette Salas | 71 72 75 | |
| Karine Icher (Fra) | 69 74 75 | |
| 219 |
Hee-Won
Han (Kor)
|
75 73 71 |
| Carlota Ciganda (Spa) | 72 75 72 | |
| 220 |
Stacy
Prammanasudh
|
71 74 75 |
| Caroline Hedwall (Swe) | 74 74 72 | |
| Juli Inkster | 69 74 77 | |
| Dewi Claire Schreefel | 68 81 71 | |
| Brittany Lincicome | 68 79 73 | |
| Alison Walshe | 74 73 73 | |
| Candie Kung (Tai) | 71 74 75 | |
| 221 |
Chie
Arimura (Jpn)
|
73 77 71 |
| Ai Miyazato (Jpn) | 69 78 74 | |
| Irene Cho | 73 74 74 | |
| Katherine Hull-Kirk (Aus) | 73 78 70 | |
| Jodi Ewart (Eng) | 72 73 76 | |
| 222 |
Beatriz
Recari (Spa)
|
72 77 73 |
| Mi Jung Hur (Kor) | 73 74 75 | |
| 223 |
Hee
Kyung Seo (Kor)
|
74 73 76 |
| 224 |
Paula
Creamer
|
74 76 74 |
| Eun Hee Ji (Kor) | 75 75 74 | |
| Hanna Kang (Kor) | 74 78 72 | |
| 225 |
Jeong
Jang (Kor)
|
77 73 75 |
| 226 |
Caroline
Masson (Ger)
|
77 76 73 |
| 229 |
Austin
Ernst
|
73 82 74 |
| Paola Moreno | 74 78 77 | |
| 230 |
Mindy
Kim (Kor)
|
76 81 73 |
| Brooke Pancake | 72 81 77 | |
| 231 |
Jacqui
Concolino
|
81 73 77 |
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