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Leading third round scores

Gloria Park equalled the record at the Big Apple Classic, shooting an eight-under par 63 for a share of the lead with world number one Annika Sorenstam.

Korean born Park, who represents Australia, matched Betsy King's 63 from 1990 but King achieved that when the Wykagyl Country Club course was a par 72.

The course was changed to par 71 the following year.

Park. who has just one career title to her name will face a tough challenge against Sorenstam, who shot a 64 to move into contention.

I just have to try the best I can

Gloria Park

Park had five of her eight birdies on the back nine, including three over the final four holes.

She made the cut for the first time in two appearances at this tournament while Sorenstam has won it twice in 1998 and 2000.

"If I play good tomorrow, and Annika plays better, it's her day," Park said. "I just have to try the best I can do."

"This is the first time I will have played with Annika," Park admitted.

"I play with a couple of other girls over and over, but I haven't played with her before."

Sorenstam started the round one stroke in front of Park and three behind second-round leader Kelli Kuehne.

Annika Sorenstam
Sorenstam has won six tournaments this year

She made a 20-foot birdie on the 17th to move to 11 under and then repeated the feat at the 18th.

"I rolled in some key putts at the end," Sorenstam said. "It feels great to make some of the longer ones."

Sorenstam is on a run of seven straight top-three finishes and has been in the top seven in all but one of her 13 starts this year.

Hee-Won Han, the LPGA's rookie of the year in 2001, had a 66 and is in third place on 10 under with Australian Karrie Webb a further two shots back.

Halfway leader Kelli Kuehne had a 73 and is six shots behind Park and Sorenstam.

Third round scores from the LPGA Big Apple Classic (USA unless stated):

201 Gloria Park (Aus), Annika Sorenstam (Swe)
203 Hee-Won Han (Kor)
205 Karrie Webb (Aus)
207 Diana D'Alessio, Beth Daniel, Nancy Scranton, Kelli Kuehne
208 Candie Kung (Kor), Michele Redman
209 Kim Saiki, Tina Barrett, Sherri Steinhauer
210 Natalie Gulbis, Silvia Cavalleri (Ita), Rosie Jones, Chris Johnson, Kelly Robbins, Janice Moodie (Gbr), Ara Koh (Kor)
211 Rachel Teske (Aus), Marisa Baena (Col), Jennifer Rosales (Phi)
212 Natascha Fink (Aut)
213 Mhairi McKay (Gbr)
214 Mardi Lunn (Aus), Maria Hjorth (Swe), Giulia Sergas (Ita), Jeong Jang (Kor), Wendy Doolan (Aus), Kathryn Marshall (Gbr)
215 Lorie Kane (Can), Catrin Nilsmark (Swe), Pearl Sinn (Kor)
216 Shiho Katano (Jpn)
217 Fiona Pike (Aus), Joanne Mills (Aus), Jenny Lidback (Per)
218 Siew-Ai Lim (Mas)
219 Becky Morgan (Gbr)


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