LPGA TOUR Qualifying School - Round Three

With only the top 20 graduates assured a full exemption British Columbia's Samantha Richdale of Kelowna is tied for 46th place and five shots out of the 20th position. Richdale carded a 74 Friday to go with earlier rounds of 72 and 70 and at even par 216 she's tied with a group of 14 others 12 strokes back of the leader Mollie Frankhouser.

Frankhauser took over the top spot with a sizzling 66 and is one shot ahead of Japan's Shiho Oyama and two in front of Michelle Wie and Stacy Lewis.

Starting off the day tied for fourth and four strokes off the lead, Fankhauser got off to a slow start with a bogey on her opening hole, but got that back quickly by carding her first of eight birdies on the next hole.

"Just tried to carry over some momentum and good feelings from yesterday and just come out and play," said Fankhauser, a two-year LPGA Tour member, who ended 2008 ranked 98th on the LPGA Official Money List. "Most of them (putts) were short. Most of them were like the last hole - there were about three that were within three feet, I think. And a couple that were 12, 15 feet and that was about it."

The five-day qualifier is played on both the Legends and Champions courses at LPGA International. The low-70 scores will play on the Legends Course during Friday's third round, while the rest of the field will tee-up on the Champions course. For Saturday's fourth round, the groups will be repaired within each by score and play the opposite course. A 72-hole cut will be made to the low-70 players and ties on Saturday. Those players will then compete Sunday on the Champions course for the final 18 holes of play.

The top 20 players at the conclusion of the event will earn Priority List Category 11. In the event of a tie, a playoff will decide the 20th position. Players finishing in the 21st through 30th spots will earn Priority List Category 16, followed by 31st to 40th, who will receive Priority List Category 20.

LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament - 3rd ROUND
LPGA International, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Champions Course (C)) - 6473-yards, par 36-36--72,
Legends Course (L) - 6468-yards, par 36-36--72,

TOP 10
1 - Mollie Fankhauser, Columbus, Ohio 67-71-66 - 204 (-12)
2 - Shiho Oyama, Japan 64-70-71 - 205 (-11)
T3 - Michelle Wie, Honolulu, Hawaii 69-65-72 - 206 (-10)
T3 - Stacy Lewis, The Woodlands, Texas 69-66-71 - 206 (-10)
T5 - Charlotte Mayorkas, Las Vegas, Nev. 75-67-66 - 208 (-8)
T5 - Amy Yang, Seoul, South Korea 67-71-70 - 208 (-8)
7 - Sophie Giquel, Lyon, France 72-68-69 - 209 (-7)
T8 - Anna Rawson, Los Angeles, Calif. 71-71-68 - 210 (-6)
T8 - Jeehae Lee, Seoul, South Korea 68-73-69 - 210 (-6)
T10 - Jeanne Cho-Hunicke, Longwood, Fla. 71-71-69 - 211 (-5)
T10 - Anna Grzebien, Marragansett, R.I. 71-70-70 - 211 (-5)
T10 - Carolina Llano, Colombia 70-70-71 - 211 (-5)
T10 - Leah Wigger, Louisville, Kentucky 70-75-66 - 211 (-5)
T10 - Lisa Strom, North Wales, Pa. 73-66-72 - 211 (-5)

CANADIANS
T46 -- Samantha Richdale, Kelowna, 72-70-74-- 216 (E)
T59 -- Angela Buzminski, Oshawa, ON 76-68-73--217 144 (+1)
T97 -- Jennifer Greggain, Chilliwack, 78-71-73--222 (+6)
T97 -- A.J Eathorne, Penticton, BC 76-73-69--222 (+6)
T105 -- Cindy Pasechnik, Calgary, AB 71 76 76- 223 (+7)
T124 -- Jessica Shepley, Oakville, ON 76-73-78--227 (+11)
T132 -- Lisa Meldrum, Montreal, PQ 79-74--76--229 (+13)