Pettersen takes commanding 5-shot lead over Stanford into final round at Canadian Open

Pettersen takes 5-shot lead at Canadian Open

PRIDDIS, Alberta — Norway’s Suzann Pettersen shot a 5-under 66 on a difficult day at Priddis Greens, taking a five-shot lead over Angela Stanford into the final round of the Canadian Women’s Open.

Petterson was 14 under Saturday and in position to snap a 43-tournament winless streak. She won five LPGA events during her breakout 2007 season, but hasn’t lifted a trophy since — finishing second six times, including a playoff loss in Portland last week.

Stanford shot a third-round 69, while Karrie Webb (65) was another stroke back in third. In-Kyung Kim (69) and Lorena Ochoa (72) were fourth at 7 under.

South Korea’s Song-Hee Kim followed her tournament-record 9-under 62 with a 77 to fall into a tie for 21st at 3 under.