Laura Diaz (click to enlarge)
The American resurgence on the LPGA looks to get a veteran boost as Laura Diaz is tied for the 2014 Marathon Classic lead after 54 holes at 11-under. It could have been a solo lead save for a few missed putts, notably a putt on 18 that she left short. A little more on that and the 2-time LPGA winner could be all alone on top. Despite that, her even par 71 round was good enough to maintain a chance at victory on Sunday. The round was highlighted by an eagle 2 on the par 4 9th. Diaz won twice in 2002, but not since. It would be a great thrill to see Laura return to the winner’s circle.
Lee-Ann Pace (click to enlarge)
It would also be a great storyline if Ladies European Tour star Lee-Anne Pace could earn her first win on the LPGA Tour. The co-leader at 11-under is an 8-time winner on the LET, capturing the Order of Merit and Player of the Year in 2010. She won Player of the Year for a second time last year in 2013. This is a champion who knows how to close. Of course, there are a number of players within striking distance including So Yeon Ryu, Lydia Ko and Jaye Marie Green. Women’s British Open champion Mo Martin is also in contention at 8-under. Unfortunately, time constraints prevented me from covering the WBO. Maybe Mo will win again so I can give her a belated champion’s congratulations.
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T1 LAURA DIAZ (-11)
T1 LEE-ANNE PACE (-11)
T3 JAYE MARIE GREEN (-10)
T3 SO YEON RYU (-10)
5 LYDIA KO (-9)
T6 BROOKE PANCAKE (-8)
T6 CRISTIE KERR (-8)
T6 MO MARTIN
T6 KATHERINE KIRK (-8)
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Thru | Total | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Lee-Anne Pace | 66 | 68 | 68 | 12:55 pm | -3 | F | -11 | 202 |
| T1 | Laura Diaz | 62 | 69 | 71 | 12:55 pm | E | F | -11 | 202 |
| T3 | Jaye Marie Green | 72 | 68 | 63 | 12:46 pm | -8 | F | -10 | 203 |
| T3 | So Yeon Ryu | 68 | 67 | 68 | 12:46 pm | -3 | F | -10 | 203 |
| 5 | Lydia Ko | 67 | 67 | 70 | 12:37 pm | -1 | F | -9 | 204 |
| T6 | Austin Ernst | 66 | 73 | 66 | 12:37 pm | -5 | F | -8 | 205 |
| T6 | Mo Martin | 67 | 71 | 67 | 12:28 pm | -4 | F | -8 | 205 |
| T6 | Brooke Pancake | 69 | 69 | 67 | 12:28 pm | -4 | F | -8 | 205 |
| T6 | Katherine Kirk | 69 | 68 | 68 | 12:19 pm | -3 | F | -8 | 205 |
| T6 | Cristie Kerr | 70 | 67 | 68 | 12:19 pm | -3 | F | -8 | 205 |
| T6 | Brittany Lang | 70 | 66 | 69 | 12:10 pm | -2 | F | -8 | 205 |
| T12 | Kris Tamulis | 73 | 69 | 64 | 12:10 pm | -7 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T12 | Kelly Tan | 68 | 70 | 68 | 12:01 pm | -3 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T12 | Mirim Lee | 71 | 67 | 68 | 12:01 pm | -3 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T12 | Lindsey Wright | 67 | 70 | 69 | 11:43 am | -2 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T12 | Caroline Hedwall | 69 | 68 | 69 | 11:52 am | -2 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T12 | Candie Kung | 70 | 67 | 69 | 11:52 am | -2 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T12 | Kayla Mortellaro | 69 | 67 | 70 | 11:43 am | -1 | F | -7 | 206 |
| T19 | Ai Miyazato | 68 | 72 | 67 | 11:34 am | -4 | F | -6 | 207 |
| T19 | Marina Alex | 69 | 69 | 69 | 11:34 am | -2 | F | -6 | 207 |
| T19 | Brittany Lincicome | 69 | 69 | 69 | 11:25 am | -2 | F | -6 | 207 |
| T19 | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | 68 | 67 | 72 | 11:25 am | +1 | F | -6 | 207 |
| T23 | Meena Lee | 72 | 70 | 66 | 11:16 am | -5 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Kim Kaufman | 70 | 71 | 67 | 11:07 am | -4 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Pat Hurst | 71 | 70 | 67 | 11:16 am | -4 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Katie Burnett | 67 | 73 | 68 | 10:40 am | -3 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Julieta Granada | 68 | 72 | 68 | 10:49 am | -3 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Na Yeon Choi | 69 | 71 | 68 | 10:49 am | -3 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Cindy LaCrosse | 69 | 71 | 68 | 10:58 am | -3 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Stacy Lewis | 70 | 70 | 68 | 10:58 am | -3 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Victoria Elizabeth | 71 | 69 | 68 | 11:07 am | -3 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Belen Mozo | 71 | 68 | 69 | 10:31 am | -2 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Line Vedel | 71 | 68 | 69 | 10:40 am | -2 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Beatriz Recari | 70 | 68 | 70 | 10:31 am | -1 | F | -5 | 208 |
| T23 | Mariajo Uribe | 67 | 70 | 71 | 10:22 am | E | F | -5 | 208 |
| T36 | Lexi Thompson | 71 | 72 | 66 | 10:22 am | -5 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T36 | Jenny Shin | 72 | 70 | 67 | 10:13 am | -4 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T36 | Marissa Steen | 67 | 73 | 69 | 10:13 am | -2 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T36 | Christina Kim | 69 | 70 | 70 | 9:55 am | -1 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T36 | Moira Dunn | 70 | 69 | 70 | 9:55 am | -1 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T36 | Pernilla Lindberg | 71 | 68 | 70 | 10:04 am | -1 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T36 | Kristy McPherson | 71 | 68 | 70 | 10:04 am | -1 | F | -4 | 209 |
| T43 | Amelia Lewis | 69 | 74 | 67 | 9:37 am | -4 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Chella Choi | 71 | 72 | 67 | 9:46 am | -4 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Tiffany Joh | 71 | 72 | 67 | 9:46 am | -4 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | M.J. Hur | 73 | 69 | 68 | 9:37 am | -3 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 69 | 72 | 69 | 9:19 am | -2 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Maria Hernandez | 71 | 70 | 69 | 9:28 am | -2 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Eun-Hee Ji | 72 | 69 | 69 | 9:28 am | -2 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Danielle Kang | 69 | 71 | 70 | 9:10 am | -1 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Dori Carter | 70 | 70 | 70 | 9:10 am | -1 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Jeong Jang | 71 | 69 | 70 | 9:19 am | -1 | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Haru Nomura | 69 | 70 | 71 | 9:01 am | E | F | -3 | 210 |
| T43 | Jennifer Rosales | 70 | 69 | 71 | 9:01 am | E | F | -3 | 210 |
| T55 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 72 | 69 | 70 | 8:52 am | -1 | F | -2 | 211 |
| T55 | Heather Bowie Young | 71 | 69 | 71 | 8:52 am | E | F | -2 | 211 |
| T57 | Ji Young Oh | 72 | 71 | 69 | 8:43 am | -2 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T57 | Katy Harris | 74 | 69 | 69 | 8:43 am | -2 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T57 | Jennifer Johnson | 73 | 69 | 70 | 8:34 am | -1 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T57 | Sarah Jane Smith | 70 | 71 | 71 | 8:34 am | E | F | -1 | 212 |
| T57 | Mina Harigae | 70 | 69 | 73 | 8:25 am | +2 | F | -1 | 212 |
| T62 | Paula Creamer | 72 | 71 | 70 | 8:25 am | -1 | F | E | 213 |
| T62 | Sydnee Michaels | 70 | 72 | 71 | 8:07 am | E | F | E | 213 |
| T62 | Morgan Pressel | 72 | 70 | 71 | 8:16 am | E | F | E | 213 |
| T62 | Brianna Do | 73 | 69 | 71 | 8:16 am | E | F | E | 213 |
| T62 | Karine Icher | 73 | 67 | 73 | 8:07 am | +2 | F | E | 213 |
| T67 | Julia Boland | 74 | 69 | 71 | 7:58 am | E | F | +1 | 214 |
| T67 | Paula Reto | 72 | 70 | 72 | 7:58 am | +1 | F | +1 | 214 |
| T67 | Ayako Uehara | 71 | 69 | 74 | 7:49 am | +3 | F | +1 | 214 |
| T70 | Lisa McCloskey | 75 | 68 | 72 | 7:49 am | +1 | F | +2 | 215 |
| T70 | Paola Moreno | 68 | 74 | 73 | 7:31 am | +2 | F | +2 | 215 |
| T70 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 71 | 71 | 73 | 7:40 am | +2 | F | +2 | 215 |
| T70 | Jenny Suh | 73 | 69 | 73 | 7:40 am | +2 | F | +2 | 215 |
| 74 | Jimin Kang | 70 | 73 | 73 | 7:31 am | +2 | F | +3 | 216 |
| T75 | Mindy Kim | 72 | 70 | 75 | 7:22 am | +4 | F | +4 | 217 |
| T75 | Chie Arimura | 71 | 70 | 76 | 7:22 am | +5 | F | +4 | 217 |
| 77 | Ashleigh Simon | 70 | 73 | 75 | 7:13 am | +4 | F | +5 | 218 |
| WD | Victoria Tanco | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | – | WD | WD |
| T78 | Sandra Changkija | 74 | 70 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T78 | Cydney Clanton | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T78 | Irene Coe | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T78 | Paz Echeverria | 69 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T78 | Haeji Kang | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T78 | P.K. Kongkraphan | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T78 | Erica Popson | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T78 | Mariah Stackhouse | 71 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T78 | Angela Stanford | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T78 | Alison Walshe | 72 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 144 |
| T88 | Amy Anderson | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Emma Jandel | 68 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Nicole Jeray | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Sarah Kemp | 71 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Sue Kim | 72 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Megan McChrystal | 73 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Jane Rah | 70 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Alena Sharp | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Karin Sjodin | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Jennifer Song | 74 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T88 | Sun Young Yoo | 69 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 145 |
| T99 | Anya Alvarez | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T99 | Ashli Bunch | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T99 | Louise Friberg | 73 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T99 | Hee-Won Han | 71 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T99 | Daniela Holmqvist | 71 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T99 | Hanna Kang | 69 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T99 | Joanna Klatten | 74 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T99 | Becky Morgan | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T99 | Gerina Piller | 72 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 146 |
| T108 | Dottie Ardina | 72 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T108 | Jean Bartholomew | 76 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T108 | Stacey Keating | 71 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T108 | Jaclyn Sweeney | 75 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 147 |
| T112 | Silvia Cavalleri | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Veronica Felibert | 77 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Jane Park | 73 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Caroline Powers | 75 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T112 | Caroline Westrup | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 148 |
| T117 | Kathleen Ekey | 76 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T117 | Megan Grehan | 74 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T117 | Haley Millsap | 77 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T117 | Giulia Molinaro | 76 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 149 |
| T121 | Jennifer Kirby | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T121 | Ryann O’Toole | 76 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T121 | Joan Pitcock | 72 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T121 | Rachel Rohanna | 76 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T121 | Michelle Wie | 74 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 150 |
| T126 | Marcy Hart | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T126 | Jamie Hullett | 74 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T126 | Birdie Kim | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T126 | Alejandra Llaneza | 76 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T126 | Azahara Munoz | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T126 | Natalie Sheary | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T126 | Kim Williams | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 151 |
| T133 | Jacqui Concolino | 77 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T133 | Lorie Kane | 74 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 152 |
| T135 | Audra Burks | 82 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| T135 | Hannah Jun Medlock | 77 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 153 |
| 137 | Jackie Gallagher-Smith | 80 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | – | 156 |
