Korea's Hur shares lead at Portland Classic

PORTLAND - Hur Mi-Jung led a Korean assault on the leaderboard with a two-under 70 to grab a share of the lead after the third round of the LPGA Tour's Portland Classic. Hur reached 11-under 205 making her the co-leader along with defending champ Suzann Pettersen (67) and Spain's Carlota Ciganda (70). Ryu So-Yeon also shot a 70 and is tied for fourth just one stroke back of Hur as three of the top six and five of the top 13 players are from South Korea. "I had a good round," said Hur, who is using a Portland-area caddie this week. "My short game was really great. I hit a lot of chip shots, because I missed a lot of greens. I think I hit only 10 greens today. My putting and chipping saved me." Second round leader Kim In-Kyung, and China's Lin Xi Yu (70) are tied with Ryu for fourth.–AFP

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