Kim maintains lead at Longs Drugs Challenge

Oct 12, 2008 - 1:54 PM DANVILLE, California (Ticker) - In-Kyung Kim has a slim lead heading into Sunday's final round at the Longs Drugs Challenge.

Kim entered Saturday with a one-stroke edge and found herself in the same position after 54-holes of the $1.2 million event.

The South Korean is at 11-under-par 205 after carding a 3-under 69 on Saturday and she holds a one-stroke lead over Angela Stanford.

The 21-year-old Kim has five top 10 finishes - including a third-place showing at the U.S. Open in June. Kim's best placing came last year at Wegman's when she finished second after losing a playoff to Lorena Ochoa.

Kim had four birdies and a bogey on Saturday. She dropped a shot at No. 15 but rebounded with her final birdie of the day at 16 to take the lead into the final round.

Stanford had just one bogey and got it out of the way early, at the par-4 second. She had six birdies during the rest of her round, including three straight on her final three holes.

Stanford is at 10-under 206 after a 67.

Yani Tseng is in third, five strokes off the pace after signing for a 70.

Ochoa is looking for her second win in three weeks, but looks like a longshot. She stumbled to a 74 on Saturday and is tied for sixth at 4-under.

First prize is $180,000.