Rookie Felibert remains atop LPGA leaderboard

By Kurt Voigt

Associated Press

Published: Saturday, June 30 2012 6:06 p.m. MDT

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Shanshan Feng of China, follows through on her tee shot on the first hole during the second round of the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship golf tournament in Rogers, Ark., Saturday, June 30, 2012.

April L. Brown, Associated Press

Summary

Veronica Felibert shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to stretch her lead to four strokes in the LPGA's NW Arkansas Classic.

ROGERS, Ark. — Veronica Felibert shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to stretch her lead to four strokes in the LPGA's NW Arkansas Classic.

The rookie from Venezuela continued her surprising run at Pinnacle Country Club, where she made the field as the second alternate. After missing the cuts in her previous three tournaments, she opened with a 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead.

Mika Miyazato and Inbee Park were tied for second. Miyazato had a 65, and Park shot 68. Brittany Lang had a 63, the best round of the week, to top the group at 6 under.

Top-ranked Yani Tseng, the two-time defending champion and a three-time winner this year, followed her opening 73 with a 74 to miss her first cut in more than a year.

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