Michelle Wie, Ai Miyazato, Tiffany Joh In Three Way Tie Atop 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open Leaderboard After Third Round

Michelle Wie

LPGA star Michelle Wie joined Ai Miyazato and Tiffany Joh atop the leaderboard at the 2011 CN Canadian Women’s Open at 12-under. In a summer awash with lackluster finishes a defense of her title in Quebec would resuscitate what was becoming a lost year. There is a long way to go, however. The way this course is playing I would not count anybody in the top 19 out of it. Michelle shot a 5 birdie, 1 bogey 4-under 68. What is surprising is that it has been her putting that has put her in this position Saturday. She didn’t really take advantage of her length. Only 1 of her 5 birdies was on a par 5. She parred the other 3 par 5s in round 3, unlike the first 2 rounds where she birdied 3 of 4 par 5s in each round. She also had a beautiful sand save on the 8th hole, chipping out to a foot of the pin. Michelle was also inches away on a putt on 18 from leading outright.

Ai Miyazato

After a 1st round 65 and 2nd round 68, Ai Miyazato continued to slip by 3 shots per round with a 3rd round 71. Normally, a 1-under score would be fine on moving day, but not on this course in this event. Instead of pulling away from the field, Ai-chan finds herself surrounded by players in great position to deny her a wire to wire win. She started well, with 3 birdies against 1 bogey on the way to 2-under on the front 9. Her momentum was stymied on the back 9, as she suffered another bogey and could manage no better than par on the other holes. Par after par after par will have a player moving backwards in this tournament.

Tiffany Joh

On day 1, Pernilla Lindberg and Ai Miyazato shot 65s to share the lead. On day 2, Angela Stanford shot 65 to share the lead with Miyazato. On day 3, it was Tiffany Joh’s turn to shoot 65, joining Miyazato and Wie in the lead. The 2011 rookie is poised to have her best finish ever on the LPGA tour, whether she wins or not. Joh has had a decorated amateur career. She won the US Women’s Amateur Public Links title in 2006 and 2008. She was a four time All-American and All Pac-10 at UCLA, including Pac-10 Player of the Year twice. After tying for the lead at the end of regulation play at the 2008 NCAA Division I Championships, she lost in a playoff to Azahara Munoz to finish 2nd. After turning pro, she was a 2-time winner on the Futures Tour. A win at the 2011 CN Canadian Open would be her biggest win ever. In addition to her golf ability, Tiffany Joh has a sparkling personality, funny and witty. She also has musical ability.

MICHELLE WIE

AI MIYAZATO

ANGELA STANFORD

PAULA CREAMER

BRITTANY LINCICOME

MAUDE-AIMEE LEBLANC

SONG HEE KIM

SOPHIE GUSTAFSON

POS	START	CNTRY	PLAYER	TO PAR	THRU	TODAY	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOTAL
	T1	T20		JOH, Tiffany	-12	F	-7	70	69	65		204
	T1	T4		WIE, Michelle	-12	F	-4	67	69	68		204
	T1	T1		MIYAZATO, Ai	-12	F	-1	65	68	71		204
	T4	T4		LINCICOME, Brittany	-11	F	-3	68	68	69		205
	T4	T1		STANFORD, Angela	-11	F	E	67	66	72		205
	T6	T12		SHIN, Jiyai	-10	F	-3	70	67	69		206
	T6	T12		CHOI, Na Yeon	-10	F	-3	68	69	69		206
	T6	T12		KERR, Cristie	-10	F	-3	69	68	69		206
	T6	T4		MORGAN, Becky	-10	F	-2	69	67	70		206
	T6	3		KIM, Song-Hee	-10	F	-1	67	68	71		206
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	T11	T20		JOHNSON, Jennifer	-9	F	-4	72	67	68		207
	T11	T20		MATTHEW, Catriona	-9	F	-4	71	68	68		207
	T13	T37		LEBLANC, Maude-Aimee	-8	F	-5	70	71	67		208
	T13	T20		TAMULIS, Kris	-8	F	-3	72	67	69		208
	T13	T20		HEDWALL, Caroline	-8	F	-3	69	70	69		208
	T13	T16		KANG, Jimin	-8	F	-2	70	68	70		208
	T13	T12		SHIN, Jenny	-8	F	-1	67	70	71		208
	T13	T4		CREAMER, Paula	-8	F	E	68	68	72		208
	T19	T63		HAN, Hee-Won	-7	F	-6	72	71	66		209
	T19	T37		GULBIS, Natalie	-7	F	-4	71	70	68		209
	T19	T37		NORDQVIST, Anna	-7	F	-4	71	70	68		209
	T19	T30		LEWIS, Stacy	-7	F	-3	69	71	69		209
	T19	T20		HJORTH, Maria	-7	F	-2	68	71	70		209
	T19	T16		YOO, Sun Young	-7	F	-1	68	70	71		209
	T25	T20		PARK, Hee Young	-6	F	-1	68	71	71		210
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	T25	T4		GUSTAFSON, Sophie	-6	F	+2	68	68	74		210
	T27	T46		LEE, Ilhee	-5	F	-3	72	70	69		211
	T27	T46		TSENG, Yani	-5	F	-3	71	71	69		211
	T27	T46		SERGAS, Giulia	-5	F	-3	71	71	69		211
	T27	T30		LEE, Meena	-5	F	-1	74	66	71		211
	T27	T30		FUTCHER, Katie	-5	F	-1	69	71	71		211
	T27	T16		KIM, Mi Hyun	-5	F	+1	67	71	73		211
	T33	T46		MCPHERSON, Kristy	-4	F	-2	72	70	70		212
	T33	T46		RECARI, Beatriz	-4	F	-2	68	74	70		212
	T33	T30		MIN, Na On	-4	F	E	69	71	72		212
	T33	T20		LANG, Brittany	-4	F	+1	71	68	73		212
	T33	T20		STUPPLES, Karen	-4	F	+1	70	69	73		212
	T33	T4		LEE, Seon Hwa	-4	F	+4	71	65	76		212
	T39	T63		KIM, Christina	-3	F	-2	74	69	70		213
	T39	T63		SHEPLEY, Jessica	-3	F	-2	73	70	70		213
	T39	T63		PRESSEL, Morgan	-3	F	-2	72	71	70		213
	T39	T63		STAHLE, Louise	-3	F	-2	71	72	70		213
	T39	T63		SONG, Jennifer	-3	F	-2	71	72	70		213
	T39	T46		DUNN, Moira	-3	F	-1	74	68	71		213
	T39	T46		BOELJON, Christel	-3	F	-1	72	70	71		213
	T39	T46		LEWIS, Amelia	-3	F	-1	73	69	71		213
	T39	T46		MOZO, Belen	-3	F	-1	72	70	71		213
	T39	T37		SWEENEY, Jaclyn	-3	F	E	73	68	72		213
	T39	T37		MIYAZATO, Mika	-3	F	E	69	72	72		213
	T39	T30		HARIGAE, Mina	-3	F	+1	73	67	73		213
	T39	T30		MELDRUM, Lisa	-3	F	+1	71	69	73		213
	T39	T4		PILLER, Gerina	-3	F	+5	70	66	77		213
	T39	T4		LINDBERG, Pernilla	-3	F	+5	65	71	77		213
	T54	T63		DAVIES, Laura	-2	F	-1	74	69	71		214
	T54	T63		PRAMMANASUDH, Stacy	-2	F	-1	73	70	71		214
	T54	T46		HUNG, Amy	-2	F	E	70	72	72		214
	T54	T46		MUNOZ, Azahara	-2	F	E	70	72	72		214
	T54	T37		UEDA, Momoko	-2	F	+1	71	70	73		214
	T54	T16		KIM, I.K.	-2	F	+4	68	70	76		214
	T60	T63		SCHREEFEL, Dewi Claire	-1	F	E	72	71	72		215
	T60	T63		FANKHAUSER, Mollie	-1	F	E	71	72	72		215
	T60	T63		WEBB, Karrie	-1	F	E	70	73	72		215
	T60	T46		URIBE, Mariajo	-1	F	+1	70	72	73		215
	T64	T63		CAVALLERI, Silvia	E	F	+1	68	75	73		216
	T64	T46		LOUDEN, Stephanie	E	F	+2	71	71	74		216
	T64	T46		GRZEBIEN, Anna	E	F	+2	71	71	74		216
	T64	T46		KANE, Lorie	E	F	+2	71	71	74		216
	T64	T46		AHN, Shi Hyun	E	F	+2	69	73	74		216
	T64	T37		PHATLUM, Pornanong	E	F	+3	71	70	75		216
	T70	T63		WRIGHT, Lindsey	+1	F	+2	72	71	74		217
	T70	T46		BUNCH, Ashli	+1	F	+3	71	71	75		217
	T70	T37		*BECK, Laetitia	+1	F	+4	71	70	76		217
	73	T63		*KEEL, Jisoo	+2	F	+3	72	71	75		218
	T74	T63		MOODIE, Janice	+3	F	+4	74	69	76		219
	T74	T37		LEE, Jeehae	+3	F	+6	69	72	78		219
	T76	T63		HURST, Vicky	+4	F	+5	74	69	77		220
	T76	T30		BLUMENHERST, Amanda	+4	F	+8	71	69	80		220
	T76	T20		RICHDALE, Samantha	+4	F	+9	66	73	81		220
Players below this line have missed the cut.
	CUT			BORDNER, Danah	E			73	71			144
	CUT			BOWIE YOUNG, Heather	E			73	71			144
	CUT			FRANCELLA, Meaghan	E			71	73			144
	CUT			GRANADA, Julieta	E			73	71			144
	CUT			HANNA, Allison	E			69	75			144
	CUT			JI, Eun-Hee	E			74	70			144
	CUT			KIM, Mindy	E			74	70			144
	CUT			KUNG, Candie	E			72	72			144
	CUT			NOCERA, Gwladys	E			71	73			144
	CUT			PARK, Grace	E			72	72			144
	CUT			PARK, Inbee	E			73	71			144
	CUT			RANKIN, Reilley	E			72	72			144
	CUT			WHITE, Adrienne	E			69	75			144
	CUT			YANG, Amy	E			74	70			144
	CUT			BLOMQVIST, Minea	+1			72	73			145
	CUT			CHOI, Chella	+1			73	72			145
	CUT			GAL, Sandra	+1			72	73			145
	CUT			JUNEAU, Sara Maude	+1			72	73			145
	CUT			KORDA, Jessica	+1			76	69			145
	CUT			LINDLEY, Leta	+1			73	72			145
	CUT			OH, Ji Young	+1			74	71			145
	CUT			PAK, Jin Young	+1			71	74			145
	CUT			PAK, Se Ri	+1			72	73			145
	CUT			SEO, Hee Kyung	+1			73	72			145
	CUT			SHERLOCK, Stephanie	+1			72	73			145
	CUT			SMITH, Sarah Jane	+1			74	71			145
	CUT			SUH, Jenny	+1			73	72			145
	CUT			THOMPSON, Lexi	+1			74	71			145
	CUT			WARD, Wendy	+1			73	72			145
	CUT			HART, Marcy	+2			73	73			146
	CUT			HURST, Pat	+2			72	74			146
	CUT			*JAMES, Augusta	+2			74	72			146
	CUT			KIM, Hye-Min	+2			72	74			146
	CUT			LACROSSE, Cindy	+2			72	74			146
	CUT			PETTERSEN, Suzann	+2			73	73			146
	CUT			*SHON, Kelly	+2			72	74			146
	CUT			SONG, Christine	+2			74	72			146
	CUT			BROWN, Sara	+3			72	75			147
	CUT			DREHER, Kirby	+3			73	74			147
	CUT			FENG, Shanshan	+3			69	78			147
	CUT			FOUCH, Allison	+3			73	74			147
	CUT			INKSTER, Juli	+3			76	71			147
	CUT			KEMP, Sarah	+3			76	71			147
	CUT			LEE, Jee Young	+3			76	71			147
	CUT			LEE, Jennie	+3			73	74			147
	CUT			MILLS, Danielle	+3			73	74			147
	CUT			BADER, Beth	+4			73	75			148
	CUT			BAVAIRD, Laura	+4			74	74			148
	CUT			CARTER, Dori	+4			75	73			148
	CUT			DIAZ, Laura	+4			76	72			148
	CUT			FRIBERG, Louise	+4			75	73			148
	CUT			LEON, Taylor	+4			76	72			148
	CUT			MACKENZIE, Paige	+4			74	74			148
	CUT			SHARP, Alena	+4			77	71			148
	CUT			*WALLACE, Jessica	+4			72	76			148
	CUT			WALSHE, Alison	+4			72	76			148
	CUT			BAE, Kyeong	+5			79	70			149
	CUT			HAGE, Nicole	+5			76	73			149
	CUT			*KIM, Anna	+5			77	72			149
	CUT			OH, Angela	+5			76	73			149
	CUT			HARRIS, Katy	+6			78	72			150
	CUT			JEONG, Jimin	+6			75	75			150
	CUT			*LEE-BENTHAM, Rebecca	+6			74	76			150
	CUT			NOMURA, Haru	+6			73	77			150
	CUT			STEINHAUER, Sherri	+6			79	71			150
	CUT			*VANDERMADE, Nicole	+6			77	73			150
	CUT			BEISIEGEL, Isabelle	+7			75	76			151
	CUT			HULL, Katherine	+7			78	73			151
	CUT			MORENO, Paola	+7			76	75			151
	CUT			SJODIN, Karin	+7			73	78			151
	CUT			KIM, Kimberly	+8			76	76			152
	CUT			KIM, Birdie	+8			75	77			152
	CUT			ROSALES, Jennifer	+8			74	78			152
	CUT			KANG, Haeji	+9			75	78			153
	CUT			O’TOOLE, Ryann	+10			75	79			154
	CUT			PARK, Jane	+10			78	76			154
	CUT			REYNOLDS, Jean	+10			77	77			154
	WD			HUR, M.J.