South Korea's Inbee Park shot a 5-under 67 to open a three-stroke lead in the LPGA Tour's Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico on Saturday (14 November).

The penultimate event of the LPGA season, the Lorena Ochoa Invitational continued at the Club de Golf Mexico.

Australia's Minjee Lee took a one-shot lead over Christina Kim, South Koreans Sei Young Kim and Inbee Park and Angela Stanford into the weekend.

Park, ranked number two in the world, made a lengthy putt for birdie at 12 then hit a seven-iron to three feet to set up a birdie on the par-3 16th to climb to 9-under.

She had a 10-under 206 total at tree-lined Club de Golf Mexico to to open a three-stroke lead.

Sei Young Kim's bunker shot at 11 led to a birdie to move to 7-under. Sei Young Kim is second after a 70. She won the event two weeks ago in China for her third victory of the season and has wrapped up the tour's rookie of the year award.

South Korea's So Yeon Ryu and Spain's Carlota Ciganda were tied for third at 6-under. They each shot 69. Japan's Sakura Yokomine was another stroke back, also after a 69.

Top-ranked Lydia Ko is skipping the tournament to rest for her title defense next week in the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Florida.