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Golf Links: Sunday, July 9 news and notes

ByElizabeth Bethel|
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - JULY 08: Robert Streb and his caddie stand on the 16th hole during round three of The Greenbrier Classic held at the Old White TPC on July 8, 2017 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - JULY 08: Robert Streb and his caddie stand on the 16th hole during round three of The Greenbrier Classic held at the Old White TPC on July 8, 2017 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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Katherine Kirk of Australia at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic at Thornberry Creek at Oneida on July 8, 2017 in Oneida, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic

Aussie Katherine Kirk is on fire. There’s just no other way to explain what happened during moving day at Thornberry Creek. Although Ashleigh Buhai and Ayako Uehara matched Kirk’s third round 65 that wasn’t enough to catch her. Kirk’s starting Sunday at 20-under par and with a four shot lead over Buhai.

There’s a lot of good golf being played at Thornberry Creek just a bit further down the leaderboard. Veteran Cristie Kerr and rookie Angel Yin are sharing fifth place with a virtual mob that also includes Suzann Pettersen, Tiffany Joh, Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Sandra Gal. At 12-under par, little short of a golf miracle or a major breakdown by Kirk will get any of them to the top of the board, but Thornberry Creek is producing some fine shots.

Fourth round play begins this morning at 8:22am CT. Kirk, Buhai, and Uehara tee off at 10:45am. Follow this link for Sunday’s pairings and tee times. Golf Channel begins coverage of the final round at 5:30pm ET.

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