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Brittany Lincicome (-9), Austin Ernst (-9)
Group 34 - 1:20 p.m. – 1st Tee
Starting the final round four-strokes back of leader Mirim Lee, Brittany Lincicome and Austin Ernst will have ground to make up in order to have a chance at winning this week’s Kia Classic. Both know what it takes to make a run on Sunday – Lincicome has come from behind to win six of her seven victories on Tour; one was a match play event. Ernst also came from two-strokes back to capture her lone victory on Tour at the Cambia Portland Classic. Both have had strong starts to the season – Lincicome won the season opener in the Bahamas and Ernst has two top-10s in her first five starts of 2017.
In Gee Chun (-10), Cristie Kerr (-10)
Group 35 – 1:30 p.m. – 1st Tee
Two-time major champion In Gee Chun knows what it takes to win on the biggest stage, but is chasing just her first non-major victory this week at the Kia Classic. After holding a share of the first-round lead, she bounced back from a second round 73 on Friday with a 67 on moving day to sit three-back of the lead. Chun came from four-strokes back to win the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open. She’ll play alongside 2015 Kia Classic champion Cristie Kerr, who finds herself in the exact same position she sat that year. She entered the final round three-back of leader Mirim Lee and carded a final round 65 to win by two. If history repeats itself, Kerr will capture her 19th career win on Sunday and first victory on Tour since 2015.
Mirim Lee (-13), Mi Jung Hur (-12)
Group 36 – 1:40 p.m. – 1st Tee
54-hole leader Mirim Lee knows exactly how it feels to be in this position – she slept on the lead in Carlsbad in 2015. This time she’s hoping the outcome will be different instead of finishing runner-up. She’s had a strong start to her season with a T-8, T-9 and T-13 in her last three starts. The two-time winner is in the hunt for her first victory since 2014, her rookie season on Tour. She’s playing alongside Mi Jung Hur who sits just one back heading into Sunday. The two-time winner is also looking to return to the winner’s circle for the first time since 2014. Hur knows what it takes to make a Sunday charge and will rely on that experience Sunday. She came from four-strokes back to force a playoff and capture her first win on Tour at the 2009 Safeway Classic.
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