LEE GRABS KIA CLASSIC LEAD

LEE MI-RIM shrugged off an opening bogey to card six birdies in a five-under 67 yesterday and seize a one-shot lead after three rounds of the LPGA Kia Classic in Carlsbad, California. With a 13-under total of 203, Lee was one in front of fellow South Korean Hur Mi-Jung, whose seven birdies in a six-under 66 included three in a row to cap her round. It was a further two strokes back to Korea’s Chun In-Gee, who signed for a 67, and American Cristie Kerr, the overnight leader who bogeyed the last for a one-under 71 that left her tied for third on 206.