Jessica Korda hits the front in Kuala Lumpur

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Sunday, October 11 2015 by SNTV

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It was a very entertaining round threeof the LPGA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

Top-ranked Inbee Park and the 2012 winner, had a up and down day as she shot an even-par round of 71, four strokes behind the leader Jessica Korda at 8-under.

The South Korean star won two of the five majors this year and is tied with Lydia Ko for the tour victory lead with four.

Second-ranked Ko, battling with Park for the world number one this week, was three strokes back at 9-under overall.

Ko, the youngest major champion is tied for fourth with two Chinese golfers - defending champion Shanshan Feng and Xiyu Lin.

20-year-old Xiyu had an impressive week in Kuala Lumpur, she went on to make birdie on number five before carded an even-par 71.

Her compatriot Feng made it look very easy in this birdie at 15, on her way to a 69.

Overnight leader Ha Na Jang and American Stacy Lewis were tied for second.

Jang struggled with the lead and was only able to come away with an even par round of 71 as she double bogeyed the 15th, before saving bogey with this putt on the 16th.

World number three Lewis jumped up the leaderboard from eighteenth to second after a bogey free 6-under-par 65 round 3.

She is looking to her first title of the year going into Sunday two shots off the leader.

Started the third round in tenth place, Korda now finds herself on top of the leaderboard following a 6-under 65.

She is at 12-under 201 overall after a bogey free round with six birdies.

Korda has only one top-10 finish this season, a tie for second in January in Florida in the season-opening event.

The three-time LPGA Tour winner is 50th in the world rankings and is now the favourite to lift the trophy at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on Sunday.