Marti leads in Munich

A third-round 66 helped Spain’s Paula Marti take a one-shot lead at the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open.
A third-round 66 helped Spain’s Paula Marti take a one-shot lead at the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open on Saturday.
Marti racked up seven birdies to go round in six under par and progress to 14 under for the tournament, one shot ahead of playing partner Martina Eberl.
The German, playing on her home course, shot a 66 but overnight leader Johanna Westerberg will go into the final round four shots off the pace after slumping to a 74.
That put her on 10 under, the same as England’s Melissa Reid, who shot a 71.
Reid’s countrywoman Trish Johnson moved up to nine under as five birdies on the front nine helped her to a round of 67.
France’s Jade Schaeffer is six shots off the pace while Anne-Lise Caudal and Emma Cabrera-Bello are tied seventh on seven under.
Wales’ Lydia Hall equalled the best round of her career with a 66 to move up to six under, the same mark as Marianne Skarpnord, Katharina Schallenberg and Tania Elosegui.
All the third round scores & totals in the Ladies European Tour HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open presented by Audi, Golfpark Gut Hausen, Munich, Germany
(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
202 Paula Marti (Spa) 67 69 66
203 Martina Eberl (Ger) 71 65 67
206 Melissa Reid 68 67 71, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 65 67 74
207 Trish Johnson (USA) 71 69 67
208 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 66 72 70
209 Anna-Lise Caudal (Fra) 70 70 69, Emma Cabrera Bello (Spa) 66 72 71
210 Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 71 71 68, Lydia Hall 74 70 66, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 71 70 69, Katharina Schallenberg (Ger) 71 70 69
211 Anja Monke (Ger) 71 70 70, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 70 71 70
212 Sophie Walker 70 70 72
213 Iben Tinning (Den) 72 73 68, Georgina Simpson 75 70 68, Joanne Morley 72 72 69, Anna Knutsson (Swe) 72 71 70, Lucie Andre (Fra) 71 74 68
214 Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 71 73 70, Lee-Anne Pace (USA) 74 72 68, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 72 72 70
215 Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 71 74 70, Beatriz Recari (Spa) 71 71 73, Jessica Ji (Kor) 68 74 73, Isabella Maconi (Ita) 72 70 73
216 Bettina Hauert (Ger) 72 70 74, Lynn Kenny 68 77 71, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 74 70 72, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 71 74 71, Stefania Croce (Ita) 67 75 74, Krystle Caithness 72 73 71, Diana Luna (Ita) 74 72 70
217 Felicity Johnson 72 74 71, Vikki Laing (USA) 73 71 73, Maria Verchenova (Rus) 69 76 72, Julie Greciet (Fra) 75 70 72, Breanne Alicia Loucks 73 72 72, Maria Boden (Swe) 72 70 75, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den) 74 70 73, Anna Tybring (Swe) 71 70 76
218 Karen Lunn (Aus) 67 79 72, Lotta Maria Wahlin (Swe) 73 70 75, Becky Brewerton 71 74 73, Federica Piovano (Ita) 72 72 74, Rebecca Hudson 71 74 73, Joanne Mills (Aus) 75 71 72, Martina Gillen 73 71 74, Henrietta Zuel 74 70 74, Samantha Head 72 71 75, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 72 74 72
219 Beth Allen (USA) 71 72 76, Elena Giraud (Fra) 72 69 78
220 Lisa Hall 73 72 75, Caroline Afonso (Fra) 73 71 76, Laura Gonzales Escallon (Bel) 76 70 74, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 73 73 74, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 69 74 77, Claire Aitken 71 73 76, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 73 72 75, Clare Queen 69 75 76
221 Zuzana Masinova (Cze) 72 72 77, Laura Terebey (USA) 72 74 75
222 Kiran Matharu 73 73 76, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 73 72 77
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