Canada Consistent But Steadfast Sweden Too Strong

Spain could not take advantage of Sweden's 1-over-par third-round score and now stands at 3-under par 433. Japan jumped two places to third place with a third-round 3-under-par 143.

The USA made the day's biggest move with a 4-under-par 142 to advance four places to fourth.

Also in medal contention are Netherlands and defending champions South Africa, who are tied for fifth place while Canada, at 8-over par, is seventh. Denmark and Germany are tied for eighth and Colombia and England are tied for 10th.

TEAM CANADA - - -147 - 148 - 147 -- 442
Maude-Aimee LeBlanc - - - 73-75-71--219
Stephanie Sherlock - - - 75-73-79--227
Keir Meixner - - - 74-78-76--228

In the Women's World Amateur, each team, which has two or three players, plays 18 holes of stroke play for four days. In each round, the total of the two lowest scores constitutes the team score for the round. The four-day (72-hole total is the team's score for the championship.

The winning team receives custody of the Espirito Santo Trophy for the ensuing two years.

For round four, the teams at the top half of the leaderboard will play the West course. The bottom half teams will play the East.

The International Golf Federation was founded in 1958 to encourage the international development of the game and to employ golf as a vehicle to foster friendship and sportsmanship. The IGF is the recognized international federation for golf for the International Olympic Committee and comprises the national governing bodies of golf of more than 110 countries.