GOLF ROUNDUp Saturday’s other events

LPGA Corning Classic

CORNING, N.Y. — Even with an arthritic right wrist that hampers her swing, Jeong Jang is a player to be reckoned with. Jang, fresh from two straight top-3 finishes that moved her to fifth on the 2008 LPGA money list, shot a 3-under 69 to tie Erica Blasberg for the lead after three rounds. Playing with a bandage that conceals a painful cyst, Jang sank a 3-foot birdie putt on her final hole to tie Blasberg (70) at 7-under 209. Jang has won twice on tour, including the 2005 British Open, but two years ago here she led by three shots after three rounds and ballooned to a 76 on the final day and finished seventh. She remembers. “I think I am just learning everything every time I get a mistake,” said Jang, who finished 11th at Corning in 2007 for the second time in three years. “I tried too hard. I don’t think I want to do that again.” Jang, who had two bogeys and four birdies on the front nine, reached 7 under with an 18-foot birdie putt at No. 10 and managed to save par at 14 with a deft downhill putt after her third shot on the par-5 landed on the back edge of the massive, undulating green. Jang’s string of five straight pars ended when her second shot at 16 was short and she two-putted from 5 feet for bogey. She almost got that shot back at 17, but her birdie putt rolled around the rim and somehow didn’t fall. The top two were one shot ahead of Leta Lindley (70) and Katherine Hull (72). Song-Hee Kim (70) was another stroke behind in fifth, and Mi Hyun Kim (68) was in a tie for sixth with Sung Ah Yim (70), Seo-Jae Lee (71), Sun Young Yoo (71), and Meredith Duncan (71). A year ago, Young Kim shot 20 under to win here, but the difficult weather has played havoc all week. Blasberg’s opening 65 is the low round so far, and the average score Saturday was just above par at 72.46.

BMW PGA Championship

VIRGINIA WATER, England — Robert Karlsson shot a 2-under 70 in windy conditions to take a four-stroke lead after the third round. Karlsson was tied for second four shots behind Paul McGinley overnight, but finished the third round leading Miguel-Angel Jimenez (72) and Oliver Wilson (73) by four shots. McGinley, who shot a record 65-66 over the first 36 holes, finished with 79 to drop to a share of fourth place with Jyoti Randhawa (69) and Daniel Vancsik (72). They are five strokes behind Karlsson. Rain and wind are scheduled for today’s final round over the West Course at Wentworth.

Associated Press