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Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn leads LPGA Q-school

AP
  • Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn shot a 2-under 70
  • She leads by six after three rounds of the LPGA qualifying tournament
  • Dong-hwan Lee of South Korea shot an 8-under-par 64 and leads by 2 at PGA Tour Q School

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) β€” Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday to maintain a six-stroke lead after the fourth round of the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament.

The 18-year-old Jutanugarn had a 15-under total at LPGA International. The final top 20 in the five-round event will earn full tour status.

"The biggest thing for me right now is just getting my card," Jutanugarn said. "Then I get to look forward to next year and how to hang on. That's hard. It's life. There will be so many challenges and you'll have to work harder and harder. Everybody works hard."

Japan's Ayako Uehara was second, also after a 70.

Two-time tour winner Christina Kim, tied for third after the second round, followed her third-round 75 with a 73 to drop into a tie for 24th at 1 under.

PGA Tour qualifying tournament

LA QUINTA, Calf. (AP) β€” South Korea' Lee Dong-hwan shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday on PGA West's Stadium Course to take a two-stroke lead after the fourth round of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament.

Lee had a 19-under 269 total in the six-round event. The final top 25 and ties will receive 2013 PGA Tour cards and the next 50 and ties will earn Web.com Tour cards.

Edward Loar, Meen Whee Kim, Vaughn Taylor and Richard H. Lee were tied for second after their rounds on the Stadium Course. Richard H. Lee had a 64, Taylor shot 70, Loar 71, and Kim 73.

Sweden's Robert Karlsson, an 11-time winner on the European Tour winner, had a 75 on the Stadium Course to drop from second to a tie for 17th at 14 under. Camilo Villegas, a three-time PGA Tour winner, was tied for 20th at 13 under after a 72, and two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton was tied for 24th at 12 under after a 71. They also played the Stadium Course.

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