(Sports Network) - Paula Creamer only managed a one-under 70 on Saturday, but is still four shots clear after three rounds of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic. Creamer matched the tournament's 54-hole record with a three-day total of 18- under 195. Se Ri Pak, the defending champion and five-time winner, established the original mark in 1998.

Creamer was due for a letdown on Saturday. She opened the tournament with a 60, the second-lowest score in LPGA Tour history, then followed with a 65. That score on Friday got her within one shot of the tour record for lowest 36- hole raw score.

Still, Creamer is four ahead with one round to go in pursuit of her third win this season and seventh on the LPGA Tour.

"I only shot one-under, but at the same time I have a pretty significant lead going into tomorrow and it's only 18 holes," said Creamer. "Winning wire-to- wire, that's difficult to do. There is a lot of pressure on you in that situation, especially the first day shooting 60. Anything higher than that, people think, what's going on?"

Eun-Hee Ji closed the gap to three on Saturday, but her three-under 68 left her four back at minus-14. Rachel Hetherington managed a four-under 67 and is alone in third at 11-under-par 202.

Karrie Webb fired a nine-under 62 and is tied for fourth place with Shanshan Feng, who posted a 64 on Saturday. The pair is knotted at 10-under 203.

Creamer's lead on Saturday increased to seven early on when Ji bogeyed the first. But, Creamer missed a two-foot par putt at the third to bring the lead back to six.

Ji rattled off birdies at four and six to close to within four, but Creamer sank a six-foot birdie putt at the eighth to move five clear.

The 11th became a crucial hole. Creamer hit a bad six-iron 45 feet from the hole and three-putted for a bogey. Ji knocked a four-iron to four feet and converted, suddenly bringing the margin to three.

Both players birdied the par-four 13th, but Creamer looked to be in trouble at the par-three 14th. She landed in the rough, but caught a good lie and chipped to tap-in range.

Ji just missed the green, but chunked her chip shot. She made bogey to fall four behind.

Again, both players birdied the par-five 17th to keep Creamer four ahead with one round to go.

"Hopefully tomorrow I can go out and hit 18 greens and try to give myself as many chances as I can," said Creamer.

Ji will have her work cut out for her on Sunday if she is to win for a second time this season.

"I can't say I want Paula to make all of the mistakes, I would not say that," said Ji, who won this year's Wegmans LPGA. "I just want to play to my best and hope Paula has a great round tomorrow, and I feel like we are going to have a great day."

Kristy McPherson (64), Alena Sharp (68) and Brittany Lincicome (67) share sixth at minus-nine. Momoko Ueda (67), Ji Young Oh (67), Katie Futcher (67), Janice Moodie (69), H.J. Choi (70) and Stacy Lewis (69) are tied for ninth at eight-under 205.

Pak struggled to a one-over 72 on Saturday and fell into a tie for 29th at minus-four.



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