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Summary Choi Na-Yeon took outright lead over American Brittany Lang at the Sime Darby LPGA tournament.
South Koreas Choi Na-Yeon took the outright lead over American Brittany Lang at the Sime Darby LPGA tournament in Malaysia after hitting a four-under 67 on Saturday for a total of 12-under 201.Entering Sundays final round, Choi is one stroke ahead of overnight leader Lang, who dropped to second on 11-under 202 after carding a 69 on the third day.Spains Azahara Munoz is a further stroke back after a four-under 68, while world number one Yani Tseng of Taiwan, South Koreas Park Se-Ri and American Stacy Lewis are on 10-under 203.Choi made five birdies at the US$1.9 million tournament where play was interrupted by rain for the second day running towards the late evening.Play was suspended for close to three hours, meaning the leading flight closed their rounds under the flood lights at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.Former major winner, Anna Nordqvist of Sweden equalled the course record with a sizzling six-under 65. But she missed the chance to break the record when she double bogeyed the last hole.The 2009 LPGA Championship winners approach shot landed in the rough and she was addressing the ball when play was called off due to rain.The long delay clearly rattled Nordqvist and she took four shots to close out her round which dropped her to a tie for 15th spot on two-under 211.
