Ochoa right at home at LPGA's Corona

MORELIA, Mexico — Defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 4-under 69 in windy conditions Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Norway's Suzann Pettersen into the final round of the LPGA Tour's Corona Championship.

Ochoa, the top-ranked Mexican star who also won the 2006 tournament at Tres Marias, had a 20-under 199 total. After opening with consecutive bogey-free 65s, she had eight birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey Saturday.

The fifth-ranked Pettersen followed her second-round 64 with a 67. She eagled the par-5 eighth and had four birdies, but failed to convert a short birdie chance on 18.

Na Yeon Choi (69) was third at 15 under, Wendy Ward (66), Morgan Pressel (67) and Irene Cho (68) were 14 under, and Cristie Kerr (66) and second-ranked Yani Tseng (66) were another stroke back. Michelle Wie was tied for 13th at 10 under. She shot a 72 after opening with rounds of 66 and 71.

ZURICH CLASSIC: At New Orleans, Jerry Kelly shot a bogey-free 3-under 69 to take a three-stroke lead over Steve Marino after the third round of the Zurich Classic. Kelly, the 42-year-old Wisconsin player who won his two PGA Tour titles in 2002, had a 13-under 203 total at TPC Louisiana. He withdrew from the Verizon Heritage last week because of the flu and a dislocated rib that caused severe back pain.

LIBERTY MUTUAL LEGENDS OF GOLF: At Savannah, Ga., Loren Roberts and Mark Wiebe had five birdies and an eagle on the final nine holes for a better-ball 61 and a one-stroke lead over John Cook and Joey Sindelar in the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Robert and Wiebe had a 19-under 125 total at The Club at Savannah Harbor. Cook and Sindelar shot a 63.

BALLANTINE'S CHAMPIONSHIP: At Jeju Island, South Korea, Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen shot a 3-over 75 in windy and cold conditions to take a two-stroke lead in the Ballantine's Championship.