WEBB SPREADEAGLES FIELD
IN AUSSIE WOMEN'S OPEN
World No. 3 Karrie Webb seems to be playing a different course from the rest of the field in the MFS Women's Australian Open championship at Royal Sydney.
The Queenslander opened up a four-shot lead and spreadeagled the field - third-placed Sarah Kemp is nine shots off the pace - with a 68 for 10-under-par 206.
Webb played superbly, opening with a pair of birdies to keep playing partner Yun-Jye Wei at arm's length and then added four more birdies, two of which immediately atoned for her only two bogeys of the day in the tougher conditions.
Wei hails from Chinese Taipei and is a three-time winner on the Japanese Tour. She finished with a second-successive 71 for 210.
First-round leader Sarah Kemp is the only other player currently in red figures, the 21-year-old showing plenty of determination in fighting back to one-under overall with a 71 that included an eagle, a birdie and two bogeys.
Spaniard Marta Prieto and Frenchwoman Virginie Lagoutte-Clement both carded 72s and Korean Sun Ju Ahn a 73 as the trio finished tied for fourth on even-par, while Korean Hee-Young Park (71), Finn Minea Blomqvist (74) and Spaniard Paula Marti (74) share seventh on plus one.
Becky Brewerton (72) from Wales, twice British women's amateur champion Louise Stahle (75) from Sweden, Italian Sophie Sandolo (75) and Dane Karen-Margrethe Juul (77) are equal 19th.
Defending champion Laura Davies, who went to the cricket with Webb on Friday night to watch England beat Australia, is 18 strokes adrift of the leader on eight-over par after a 74.
Kathryn Imrie from Monifieth is back in a share of 62nd place after a 78 for 230. She had a double bogey at the fourth in an outward 40 and only one birdie on her card, at the 16th.
Also on 230 is Ireland's Rebecca Coakley who had a third-round 80 (39-41) with a triple bogey 7 at the 12th.
SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
Players from Australia unless stated
206 Karrie Webb 67 71 68.
210 Yun Jye Wei (Tai) 68 71 71.
215 Sarah Kemp 66 78 71.
216 Marta Prieto (Spa) 75 69 72, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 74 70 72, Sun Ju Ahn (Kor) 70 72 74
217 Hee Young Park (Kor) 69 77 71, Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 71 72 74, Paula Marti (Spa) 74 69 74
218 Bettina Hauert (Ger) 70 75 73, Ji Yai Shin (Kor) 72 73 73, Nadina Light 72 73 73, Ashleigh Simon (SA) (am) 69 74 75, Brittany Lincicome (US) 70 73 75.
219 Rebecca Stevenson 74 71 74, Ya-Ni Tseng (Tpe) 75 69 75, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 71 73 75, Amy Yang (Kor) 69 73 77.
220 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 71 77 72, Louise Stahle (Swe) 70 75 75, Sophie Sandolo (Ita) 73 72 75, Karen-Margrethe Juul (Den) 76 67 77
221 Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 74 77 70, Natalie Gulbis (US) 74 75 72, Rachel Hetherington 75 72 74, Tamie Durdin 74 72 75, Lindsey Wright 70 73 78
222 Ran Hong (Kor) 76 76 70, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 79 72 71, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 73 76 73, So Hee Kim (Kor) 73 75 74, Eleanor Pilgrim (Wal) 71 77 74, Kristie Smith 75 70 77, Da-Ye Na (Kor) 73 71 78, Nikki Campbell 67 73 82
223 Karen Lunn 78 73 72, Carlie Butler 74 76 73, Michelle Ellis 75 72 76, Ayako Uehara (Jpn) 71 75 77
224 Kristie Newton 73 78 73, Laura Davies (Eng) 73 77 74, Diana Luna (Ita) 75 73 76, Katherine Hull 72 75 77
225 Loraine Lambert 74 77 74, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 74 76 75, Federica Piovano (Ita) 73 73 79
226 Heidi McCulkin 75 77 74, Leah Hart 76 75 75, Joanne Mills 78 72 76
227 Emma Bennett 77 73 77, Ana B Sanchez (Spa) 79 68 80
228 Lora Fairclough (Eng) 73 79 76, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 72 80 76, Georgina Simpson (Eng) 75 77 76, Sarah Oh 75 76 77, Hae-Jung Kim (Kor) 75 76 77, Ji Na Lim (Kor) 76 75 77, Sarah-Jane Kenyon 72 76 80, Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 76 72 80.
229 Alison Whitaker 73 78 78, Anna Tybring (Swe) 73 76 80.
230 Kathryn Imrie (Sco) 76 76 78, Nathalie David-Mila (Fra) 73 79 78, Crystal Fanning 74 77 79, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 73 77 80, Natascha Fink (Aut) 78 72 80, Kate Combes 73 73 84
231 Danielle Masters (Eng) 70 82 79, Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe) 73 79 79, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 77 75 79, Young Tan Jo (Kor) 71 77 83.
232 Martina Eberl (Ger) 70 80 82.
233 Anna Rawson 75 77 81, Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 77 75 81, Sarah Nicholson (NZ) 73 79 81, Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 76 76 81, Bree Arthur 71 76 86.
IN AUSSIE WOMEN'S OPEN
World No. 3 Karrie Webb seems to be playing a different course from the rest of the field in the MFS Women's Australian Open championship at Royal Sydney.
The Queenslander opened up a four-shot lead and spreadeagled the field - third-placed Sarah Kemp is nine shots off the pace - with a 68 for 10-under-par 206.
Webb played superbly, opening with a pair of birdies to keep playing partner Yun-Jye Wei at arm's length and then added four more birdies, two of which immediately atoned for her only two bogeys of the day in the tougher conditions.
Wei hails from Chinese Taipei and is a three-time winner on the Japanese Tour. She finished with a second-successive 71 for 210.
First-round leader Sarah Kemp is the only other player currently in red figures, the 21-year-old showing plenty of determination in fighting back to one-under overall with a 71 that included an eagle, a birdie and two bogeys.
Spaniard Marta Prieto and Frenchwoman Virginie Lagoutte-Clement both carded 72s and Korean Sun Ju Ahn a 73 as the trio finished tied for fourth on even-par, while Korean Hee-Young Park (71), Finn Minea Blomqvist (74) and Spaniard Paula Marti (74) share seventh on plus one.
Becky Brewerton (72) from Wales, twice British women's amateur champion Louise Stahle (75) from Sweden, Italian Sophie Sandolo (75) and Dane Karen-Margrethe Juul (77) are equal 19th.
Defending champion Laura Davies, who went to the cricket with Webb on Friday night to watch England beat Australia, is 18 strokes adrift of the leader on eight-over par after a 74.
Kathryn Imrie from Monifieth is back in a share of 62nd place after a 78 for 230. She had a double bogey at the fourth in an outward 40 and only one birdie on her card, at the 16th.
Also on 230 is Ireland's Rebecca Coakley who had a third-round 80 (39-41) with a triple bogey 7 at the 12th.
SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
Players from Australia unless stated
206 Karrie Webb 67 71 68.
210 Yun Jye Wei (Tai) 68 71 71.
215 Sarah Kemp 66 78 71.
216 Marta Prieto (Spa) 75 69 72, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 74 70 72, Sun Ju Ahn (Kor) 70 72 74
217 Hee Young Park (Kor) 69 77 71, Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 71 72 74, Paula Marti (Spa) 74 69 74
218 Bettina Hauert (Ger) 70 75 73, Ji Yai Shin (Kor) 72 73 73, Nadina Light 72 73 73, Ashleigh Simon (SA) (am) 69 74 75, Brittany Lincicome (US) 70 73 75.
219 Rebecca Stevenson 74 71 74, Ya-Ni Tseng (Tpe) 75 69 75, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 71 73 75, Amy Yang (Kor) 69 73 77.
220 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 71 77 72, Louise Stahle (Swe) 70 75 75, Sophie Sandolo (Ita) 73 72 75, Karen-Margrethe Juul (Den) 76 67 77
221 Eun Hee Ji (Kor) 74 77 70, Natalie Gulbis (US) 74 75 72, Rachel Hetherington 75 72 74, Tamie Durdin 74 72 75, Lindsey Wright 70 73 78
222 Ran Hong (Kor) 76 76 70, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 79 72 71, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 73 76 73, So Hee Kim (Kor) 73 75 74, Eleanor Pilgrim (Wal) 71 77 74, Kristie Smith 75 70 77, Da-Ye Na (Kor) 73 71 78, Nikki Campbell 67 73 82
223 Karen Lunn 78 73 72, Carlie Butler 74 76 73, Michelle Ellis 75 72 76, Ayako Uehara (Jpn) 71 75 77
224 Kristie Newton 73 78 73, Laura Davies (Eng) 73 77 74, Diana Luna (Ita) 75 73 76, Katherine Hull 72 75 77
225 Loraine Lambert 74 77 74, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 74 76 75, Federica Piovano (Ita) 73 73 79
226 Heidi McCulkin 75 77 74, Leah Hart 76 75 75, Joanne Mills 78 72 76
227 Emma Bennett 77 73 77, Ana B Sanchez (Spa) 79 68 80
228 Lora Fairclough (Eng) 73 79 76, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 72 80 76, Georgina Simpson (Eng) 75 77 76, Sarah Oh 75 76 77, Hae-Jung Kim (Kor) 75 76 77, Ji Na Lim (Kor) 76 75 77, Sarah-Jane Kenyon 72 76 80, Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 76 72 80.
229 Alison Whitaker 73 78 78, Anna Tybring (Swe) 73 76 80.
230 Kathryn Imrie (Sco) 76 76 78, Nathalie David-Mila (Fra) 73 79 78, Crystal Fanning 74 77 79, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 73 77 80, Natascha Fink (Aut) 78 72 80, Kate Combes 73 73 84
231 Danielle Masters (Eng) 70 82 79, Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe) 73 79 79, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 77 75 79, Young Tan Jo (Kor) 71 77 83.
232 Martina Eberl (Ger) 70 80 82.
233 Anna Rawson 75 77 81, Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 77 75 81, Sarah Nicholson (NZ) 73 79 81, Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 76 76 81, Bree Arthur 71 76 86.
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