Intro:

Ha Na Jang shot a 2-under 69 on Saturday (18th July) leaving her a stroke ahead with one round left in the LPGA Tour's rain-plagued Marathon Classic.

Script:

The third Round of the LPGA's Marathon Classic took place at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio.

The second round on Friday (17th July) ended early due to some late-evening lightning with 54 players still on the course.

South Korea's Ha Na Jang at 9-under took a two-shot lead over over fellow South Korean Q Baek heading into the weekend.

Jang, winless in 23 LPGA Tour events, put her tee shot close to the pin at 6. She cleaned up the birdie putt to reach 10-under. Jang carded a 2-under 69 to take a one-shot lead at 11-under into the final round. Fighting back pain, she has only two bogeys over the first 54 holes.

Baek, set up a birdie with her approach shot from the fairway at 4 to move to 8-under. Baek (68) is alone in second place.

South Korea's Chella Choi is two strokes off the pace after a round of 6-under 65.

World number 1 Inbee Park (67), out of South Korea, is at 9-under.

Chinese golfer Shanshan Feng's second shot at 5 led to a birdie to reach 7-under. Feng, who tied for second at the Women's British Open last year with Suzann Pettersen, shot a 3-under 68.

Defending champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand hit her tee shot at 2 near the hole. She made the birdie to get to 6-under.

Ko (67), Choi, Park and Feng and Austin Ernst (66) are tied for third place at 9-under.