Creamer Tied for Sixth After Third Round at Salonpas Cup

Paula Creamer shot an even par 72 in the third round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup on Saturday. Her three round total of 5-under-par 211 moves Paula into a sixth-place tie 5 strokes behind the leader, Shinobu Moromizato, headed into Sunday’s final round.

Moromizato finished with Saturday’s best score of 5-under 67 for a 10-under 206 total to take a two-shot lead over overnight leader Akiko Fukushima. Moromizato started the third round three shots off the pace, before carding one eagle and four birdies against a lone bogey on the par-72, 6,553-yard Ibaraki Golf Club course in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Jeon Mi Jeong also carded a 72 to move into third place at 7-under while Chie Arimura fired a 69 and moved up to a tie for fourth with Tamie Durdin of Australia (70) at 6-under par.

Creamer’s 72 lands her in a four-way tie for sixth place that includes Sakura Yokomine (71), Ye Li Ying of China (70) and Yukari Baba (70).

Here is a look at the leaderboard:

Shinobu Moromizato	-10
Akiko Fukushima		-8
Jeon Mi Jeong		-7
Chie Arimura		-6
Tamie Durdin		-6
Paula Creamer		-5
Sakura Yokomine		-5
Ye Li Ying		-5
Yukari Baba		-5