Ex-Hog leads in China

Former Arkansas Razorback Gaby Lopez turned 25 on Friday and celebrated with a hole-in-one that helped her to a 6-under-66 and a one-stroke lead over Ariya Jutanugarn after the third round of the Blue Bay LPGA tournament in Hainan Island, China. Lopez will be looking for her first career U.S. LPGA Tour victory in the final round today and will play in the last group with Ariya, the No. 1-ranked golfer. They also played together Friday at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Club. Lopez aced the 17th, knocking in a 7 iron from 181 yards. She also had six birdies including three to open the round. She said it was her eighth hole-in-one. Ariya, of Thailand, led by four strokes after the second round but slipped to a 71, which included a bogey on the final hole. Sung Hyun Park shot a 67 and fellow South Korean Sei

Young Kim had a 68 to put them both five strokes behind the leader.