Creamer Takes Momentum Into Final Round

On Sunday morning, Paula Creamer put the finishing touches on her second consecutive round of 70 and will take a three-stroke lead into the final 18 holes of the United States Women’s Open at Oakmont Country Club.

Creamer, who is one-under par through 54 holes, made a four-foot birdie putt at No. 18 to give her momentum moving forward. She will tee off at 12:20 p.m, in the final group along with Amy Yang of South Korea and Wendy Ward, who also carded a one-under 70 in the third round.

Ward and Creamer are among seven Americans in the top 12. The others are Christina Kim, Alexis Thompson, Natalie Gulbis, Brittany Lang and Cristie Kerr. Kerr, ranked No. 1 in the world, made par on the last five holes of her third round on Sunday morning for a four-over 75.

It’s hard to overstate how huge the birdie putt at No. 18 was given that Creamer had missed putts from a similar distance on the previous two holes.

“It was a great birdie and a good finish,” said Creamer, who three putted from 20 feet on the par-3 16th and missed a five-footer for birdie on the par-4 17th after driving the green.

Source: The New York Times Golf Blog