Sanya (China), Mar 9 (AP) Lydia Ko and Bailey Tardy each shot 6-under 66s on Saturday and joined Sarah Schmelzel, who finished with a 69, to top the leaderboard after the third round of the Blue Bay LPGA on China's southern island of Hainan.

Ruixin Liu was two shots behind the three leaders after a 69.

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Savannah Grewal shot a 64 — the best round of the day — and was three strokes back along with Minjee Lee (70).

Tardy had the halfway lead at the US Women's Open last year, but said she was “extremely nervous there.”

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This time could be different as she chases her first LPGA Tour victory.

“I had a lot of my family and friends watching so I don't know if that added pressure,” she said. “But, I definitely wanted to play well and have them be proud of me.

“Coming here I'm just by myself, my caddie and I guess a little less nervous."

Ko has won 20 times on the LPGA Tour.

“I played really solid. Didn't put myself in that many odd places, and I feel like you can do that quite easily around here. Hopefully more of that tomorrow,” she said. (AP)

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