Piller on top at LPGA event in Bahamas

Gerina Piller topped the leaderboard at 10-under to lead by one shot when third-round play in the Bahamas LPGA Classic was suspended due to poor light.

Gerina Piller topped the leaderboard at 10-under on Saturday to lead by one shot when third-round play in the Bahamas LPGA Classic was suspended because of poor light.

Piller was 3-under for the round with nine holes left on Atlantis Resort's Ocean Club course - including 40-foot birdie putts on the 3rd and 4th holes.

Play was delayed on Thursday because of rain and slowed on Friday by high wind.

Lexi Thompson was a stroke back along with Sandra Gal, Brooke Pancake, Kelly Shon, Sei Young Kim and Perrine Delacour.

Thompson was 7-under for the round with two holes left. Gal had nine holes to go, Pancake 11, Shon eight, Kim 11, and Delacour six.

Second-ranked Inbee Park and world No.3 Stacy Lewis were in the group at 8-under. Park had 11 holes left, and Lewis three. Teenaged world No.1, New Zealand's Lydia Ko was 4-under with three holes left.

"I feel good," said Lewis, 6-under for the round. "I would have liked to have finished that round off today, but just going to bed with a good number posted so far, I'm looking forward to tomorrow."

Only two groups finished the third round on Saturday.

Michelle Wie missed the cut on Saturday morning, finishing at 5-over.


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